Absorber rod for nuclear reactor control cluster
US6614869B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 2, 2001 |
| Grant date | Sep 2, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 2, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E30/30
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The absorber rod comprises cladding (12) of stainless steel closed by plugs (14, 16) and containing a column of absorber pellets (24) e.g. of boron carbide. It also has an end bar (26) of hafnium secured to the bottom plug by a purely mechanical connection.
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