US3178356A
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Nuclear reactor
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-08-01
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Granted: 1965-04-13
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Expires: 1981-08-01
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Clifford W Wheelock
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 16:26
CPC Classifications
G; G21; G21C; G21C1/00; G21C1/04; G21C1/06; G21C13/00; G21C13/02; G21C15/00; G21C15/02; G21C15/22; G21C19/00; G21C19/02; G21C19/06; G21C3/00; G21C3/30; G21C3/32; G21C3/33; G21C3/336; G21C3/338; G21C5/00; G21C5/02; G21C5/06; G21C7/00; G21C7/06; G21C7/08; G21C7/10; G21C7/117; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E30/00; Y02E30/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
102 words
A NUCLEAR REACTOR COMPRISING A VESSEL, SAID VESSEL HAVING A BOTTOM HEAD; A PLURALITY OF LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING COOLANT FLOW DUCT EMANS CONNECTED TO AND SUPPORTED ON SAID HEAD, EACH OF SAID DUCTS BEING CONNECTED TO AND SUPPORTING A SECTIONAL GRID; A PLURALITY OF FUEL ELEMENTS; EACH OF SAID GRIDS HAVING MEANS FOR SUPPORTING AT LEAST ONE FUEL ELEMENT ALONG AN AXIS; MEANS FOR PASSING A COOLANT THROUGH SAID FUEL ELEMENTS, SECTIONAL GRID AND COOLANT FLOW DUCTS; AT LEAST ONE CONTROL ROD IN SAID DUCT MEANS; AND MEANS FOR MOVING SAID CONTROL ROD PARALLEL TO SAID AXIS AND LONGITUDINALLY INTO SAID FUEL ELEMENT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
102 words
A NUCLEAR REACTOR COMPRISING A VESSEL, SAID VESSEL HAVING A BOTTOM HEAD; A PLURALITY OF LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING COOLANT FLOW DUCT EMANS CONNECTED TO AND SUPPORTED ON SAID HEAD, EACH OF SAID DUCTS BEING CONNECTED TO AND SUPPORTING A SECTIONAL GRID; A PLURALITY OF FUEL ELEMENTS; EACH OF SAID GRIDS HAVING MEANS FOR SUPPORTING AT LEAST ONE FUEL ELEMENT ALONG AN AXIS; MEANS FOR PASSING A COOLANT THROUGH SAID FUEL ELEMENTS, SECTIONAL GRID AND COOLANT FLOW DUCTS; AT LEAST ONE CONTROL ROD IN SAID DUCT MEANS; AND MEANS FOR MOVING SAID CONTROL ROD PARALLEL TO SAID AXIS AND LONGITUDINALLY INTO SAID FUEL ELEMENT.
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