Electrical measuring means for nuclear reactors

Claim 1

IN A NUCLEAR REACTOR INCLUDING, IN COMBINATION, A MODERATOR STRUCTURE HAVING FORMED THEREIN A PLURALITY OF FUEL ELEMENT CHANNELS AND A PLURALITY OF FUEL ELMENTS DISPOSED IN THE RESPECTIVE FUEL ELEMENT CHANNELS, TEH PROVISION OF AT LEAST ONE FUEL EEMENT HAVING MOUNTED THEREON AN ELECTRICAL MEASURING DEVICE FOR MEASURING A DESIRED PARAMETER OF THE FUEL ELEMENT, TWO ELECTRICAL CONTACT DEVICES, AND ELECTRICAL LEADS CONNECTING THE ELETRICAL MEASURING DEVICE WITH THE RESPECTIVE CONTACT DEVICES, AND FOR EACH FUEL ELEMENT CARRYING AN ELECTRICAL MEASURING DEVICE TWO ELECTRICAL CONTACT DEVICES SECURED IN THE FUEL ELEMENT CHANNEL CONTAINING THE FUEL ELEMENT AND POSITIONED SO AS TO MAKE ELECTRICAL CONTACT WITH THE RESPECTIVE CONTACT DEVICES ON THE FUEL ELEMENT, AND TWO ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS SECURED IN THE MODERATOR STRUCTURE, BEING CONNECTED AT ONE END TO THE RESPECTIVE ELECTRICAL CONTACT DEVICES FIXED IN THE CHANNEL AND PASSING AT THE OTHER END OUT OF THE REACTOR SO AS TO ENABLE THE ELECTRICAL MEASURING DEVICE TO BE CONNECTED IN CIRCUIT WHEN DESIRED WITH ELECTRICAL MEASURING APPARATUS DISPOSED OUTSIDE THE REACTOR.