US3109802A
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Nuclear reactors
Assignee: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
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Filing: 1960-01-11
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Granted: 1963-11-05
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Expires: 1980-01-11
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Blake Leslie Reginald
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 05:26
CPC Classifications
G; G21; G21C; G21C19/00; G21C19/20; G21C19/205; G21C19/18; G21C5/00; G21C5/02; G21C5/06; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E30/00; Y02E30/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
132 words
IN A NUCLEAR REACTOR HAVING A CORE WHEREIN NUCLEAR FUEL IN THE FORM OF DISCRETE FUEL ELEMENTS IS EMPLOYED, STRUCTURE COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF GUIDING MEANS RESPECTIVELY DEFINING SEPARATE PATHS OF TRAVEL THROUGH THE CORE FOR SAID ELEMENTS WHICH PATHS HAVE MUTUALLY ADJACENT STRAIGHT PARALLEL SECTIONS OVERLAPPING ONE ANOTHER LENGTHWISE TO POSITION SAID FUEL ELEMENTS AT SUCH PORTIONS OF ADJACENT PATHS IN SIDE BY SIDE RELATIONSHIP FOR AGGREGATING INTO A REACTIVE CORE CONFIGURATION, A LOADING STATION AND AN UNLOADING STATION ASSOCIATED WITH EACH SET OF GUIDING MEANS AND REGISTERING WITH THE RESPECTIVE MEANS AT DIFFERING LOCATIONS FOR THE TRANSFER OF SAID FUEL ELEMENTS TO AND FROM SUCH MEANS, THE LOCATIONS OF THE UNLOADING STATIONS BEING OTHER THAN AT SAID OVERLAPPING PORTIONS, AND MEANS FOR MOVING SAID FUEL ELEMENTS ALONG SAID GUIDING MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
132 words
IN A NUCLEAR REACTOR HAVING A CORE WHEREIN NUCLEAR FUEL IN THE FORM OF DISCRETE FUEL ELEMENTS IS EMPLOYED, STRUCTURE COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF GUIDING MEANS RESPECTIVELY DEFINING SEPARATE PATHS OF TRAVEL THROUGH THE CORE FOR SAID ELEMENTS WHICH PATHS HAVE MUTUALLY ADJACENT STRAIGHT PARALLEL SECTIONS OVERLAPPING ONE ANOTHER LENGTHWISE TO POSITION SAID FUEL ELEMENTS AT SUCH PORTIONS OF ADJACENT PATHS IN SIDE BY SIDE RELATIONSHIP FOR AGGREGATING INTO A REACTIVE CORE CONFIGURATION, A LOADING STATION AND AN UNLOADING STATION ASSOCIATED WITH EACH SET OF GUIDING MEANS AND REGISTERING WITH THE RESPECTIVE MEANS AT DIFFERING LOCATIONS FOR THE TRANSFER OF SAID FUEL ELEMENTS TO AND FROM SUCH MEANS, THE LOCATIONS OF THE UNLOADING STATIONS BEING OTHER THAN AT SAID OVERLAPPING PORTIONS, AND MEANS FOR MOVING SAID FUEL ELEMENTS ALONG SAID GUIDING MEANS.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1966-11-04 | 1967-05-06 | 1967-11-05 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1970-11-04 | 1971-05-06 | 1971-11-05 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1974-11-04 | 1975-05-06 | 1975-11-05 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |