US3140980A
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Neutronic reactor
Assignee: Babcock and Wilcox Co
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Filing: 1960-05-09
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Granted: 1964-07-14
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Expires: 1980-05-09
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 William M Breazeale
- 👤 Milton C Edlund
- 👤 Bernard A Mong
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 17:56
CPC Classifications
G; G21; G21C; G21C1/00; G21C1/30; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E30/00; Y02E30/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
94 words
IN A NUCLEAR FUEL TEST REACTOR, A CORE COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF SPACED ELONGATED LONGITUDINALLY PARALLEL CONTROL RODS DISPOSED IN A COMMON PLANE, A NUMBER OF ELONGATED LONGITUDINALLY PARALLEL HETEROGENEOUS FUEL ELEMENTS DISPOSED IN SAID CORE IN A PLANE AND CONTIGUOUS TO SAID PLANE OF SAID CONTROL RODS, A PLURALITY OF LONGITUDINALLY PARALLEL REFLECTOR ELEMENTS DISPOSED ABOUT AND IN PARALLEL SPACED RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID FUEL ELEMENTS TO FORM A FUEL TEST SPACE THEREBETWEEN ADJACENT SAID FUEL ELEMENTS AT A POSITION OPPOSITE FROM SAID CONTROL RODS, MEANS INCLUDING A TEST ELEMENT DISPOSED WITHIN SAID TEST
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
94 words
IN A NUCLEAR FUEL TEST REACTOR, A CORE COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF SPACED ELONGATED LONGITUDINALLY PARALLEL CONTROL RODS DISPOSED IN A COMMON PLANE, A NUMBER OF ELONGATED LONGITUDINALLY PARALLEL HETEROGENEOUS FUEL ELEMENTS DISPOSED IN SAID CORE IN A PLANE AND CONTIGUOUS TO SAID PLANE OF SAID CONTROL RODS, A PLURALITY OF LONGITUDINALLY PARALLEL REFLECTOR ELEMENTS DISPOSED ABOUT AND IN PARALLEL SPACED RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID FUEL ELEMENTS TO FORM A FUEL TEST SPACE THEREBETWEEN ADJACENT SAID FUEL ELEMENTS AT A POSITION OPPOSITE FROM SAID CONTROL RODS, MEANS INCLUDING A TEST ELEMENT DISPOSED WITHIN SAID TEST
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US2921007A
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