US2999058A
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Nuclear reactor fuel element
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1958-01-28
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Granted: 1961-09-05
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Expires: 1978-01-28
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Clifford W Wheelock
- 👤 Ernest B Baumeister
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 19:29
CPC Classifications
G; G21; G21C; G21C3/00; G21C3/30; G21C3/36; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E30/00; Y02E30/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
74 words
A NUCLEAR REACTOR FUEL ELEMENT COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF RECTANGULAR FUEL PLATES, EACH OF SAID PLATES CONSISTING OF A PLURALITY OF INDIVIDUAL SECTIONS, EACH OF SAID SECTIONS HAVING A CORE OF FISSIONABLE MATERIAL WITH CLADDING THEREON AND A PLURALITY OF SPACER FINS ON EACH FACE OF SAID SECTION, SAID SPACER FINS CONTACTING THE SPACER FINS OF THE ADJACENT SECTION AND DEFINING A PLURALITY OF AXIAL COOLANT CHANNELS ALONG THE FACES OF SAID SECTIONS, AND
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
74 words
A NUCLEAR REACTOR FUEL ELEMENT COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF RECTANGULAR FUEL PLATES, EACH OF SAID PLATES CONSISTING OF A PLURALITY OF INDIVIDUAL SECTIONS, EACH OF SAID SECTIONS HAVING A CORE OF FISSIONABLE MATERIAL WITH CLADDING THEREON AND A PLURALITY OF SPACER FINS ON EACH FACE OF SAID SECTION, SAID SPACER FINS CONTACTING THE SPACER FINS OF THE ADJACENT SECTION AND DEFINING A PLURALITY OF AXIAL COOLANT CHANNELS ALONG THE FACES OF SAID SECTIONS, AND
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