Boiling water reactor nuclear fuel assembly lifting support
US7139353B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 6, 2002 |
| Grant date | Nov 21, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 6, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/20468
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A lifting support for a boiling water reactor nuclear fuel assembly comprising a grappling head configured to allow attachment to a lifting device, a body with an upper end and a lower end, the upper end connected to the grappling head, the body configured to be inserted into a water channel of a boiling water reactor nuclear fuel assembly, and an end connected to the lower end, the end configured to be accepted by the nuclear fuel assembly.
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