Absorbing rod, an apparatus for inserting the absorbing rod, a cask, and a method of storing spent fuel assemblies
US6891914B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 27, 2000 |
| Grant date | May 10, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 12, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S376/902
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The absorbing rods have a nearly the same shape as the shape of columnar control rods for PWR used in reactivity control of core in a reactor. The absorbing rods can shield neutrons, and are inserted in control rod guide pipes and measuring pipes in fuel assemblies.
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