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Method and device for manufacturing non-contaminated MOX fuel rods

US7509731B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 24, 2002
Grant dateMar 31, 2009
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Expiry dateOct 15, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/531
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a method and device for production of non-contaminated rods from MOX tablets in columns, within a confinement chamber divided into compartments, by means of a centering and aligning element for the tablets and a long pushrod with a sensitive drive.

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