US3030291A
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Fuel elements for nuclear reactors
Assignee: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
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Filing: 1957-07-11
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Granted: 1962-04-17
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Expires: 1977-07-11
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Butler Frank
- 👤 Tatlock John
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 16:48
CPC Classifications
G; G21; G21C; G21C3/00; G21C3/02; G21C3/04; G21C3/06; G21C3/12; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E30/00; Y02E30/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
85 words
IN A NUCLEAR REACTOR, A PLURALITY OF FUEL ELEMENTS EACH COMPRISING AN ELONGATED BODY OF FISSILE MATERIAL MOUNTED WITHIN A TUBULAR SHEATH ENCLOSING SAID BODY, SAID SHEATH HAVING A SERIED OF BANDS SPACED LONGITUDINALLY ALONG THE EXTERIOR THEREOF, EACH SAID BAND COMPRISING A PLURALGITUDINAL AXIS OF SAID ELEMENT, THE FINS ONE BAND BEING CO-EXTENSIVE WITH THE FINS OF ADJACENT BANDS, THE ENDS OF EACH FIN BEING TAPERED INTO SAID AND SHEATH, AND EACH SAID FIN ENGAGING AT LEAST TWO FINS OF AN ADJACENT FUEL ELEMENT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
85 words
IN A NUCLEAR REACTOR, A PLURALITY OF FUEL ELEMENTS EACH COMPRISING AN ELONGATED BODY OF FISSILE MATERIAL MOUNTED WITHIN A TUBULAR SHEATH ENCLOSING SAID BODY, SAID SHEATH HAVING A SERIED OF BANDS SPACED LONGITUDINALLY ALONG THE EXTERIOR THEREOF, EACH SAID BAND COMPRISING A PLURALGITUDINAL AXIS OF SAID ELEMENT, THE FINS ONE BAND BEING CO-EXTENSIVE WITH THE FINS OF ADJACENT BANDS, THE ENDS OF EACH FIN BEING TAPERED INTO SAID AND SHEATH, AND EACH SAID FIN ENGAGING AT LEAST TWO FINS OF AN ADJACENT FUEL ELEMENT.
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