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US3194740A
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Nuclear reactor
Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp
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Filing: 1961-01-30
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Granted: 1965-07-13
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Expires: 1981-01-30
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Frisch Erling
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 15:32
CPC Classifications
G; G21; G21C; G21C1/00; G21C1/04; G21C1/06; G21C1/08; G21C1/14; G21C1/16; G21C1/18; G21C1/20; G21C1/30; G21C1/303; G21C15/00; G21C15/02; G21C15/04; G21C19/00; G21C19/02; G21C19/10; G21C19/105; G21C3/00; G21C3/30; G21C3/36; G21C7/00; G21C7/06; G21C7/08; G21C7/10; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E30/00; Y02E30/30; Y10; Y10S; Y10S376/00; Y10S376/90; Y10S376/904
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
159 words
A NUCLEAR REACTOR COMPRISING A HERMETICALLY SEALED VESSEL; A REACTOR CORE CASING SUPPORTED WITHIN SAID VESSEL, SAID CASING HAVING OPPOSITELY DISPOSED AND ALIGNED LATTICES OF APERTURES THEREIN; A PLURALITY OF REACTOR CORE SLEEVES SECURED WITHIN SAID CASING AND COMMUNICATING WITH ALIGNED PAIRS OF SAID APERTURES; A NUMBER OF ATOMIC FUEL ELEMENTS POSITIONED INDIVIDUALLY WITHIN SOME OF SAID REACTOR CORE SLEEVES; SAID FUEL ELEMENTS EACH INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE OPEN-ENDED TUBULAR MEMBER SUPPORTED WITHIN THE ASSOCIATED REACTOR CORE SLEEVE AND SPACED THEREFROM AND A MASS OF ATOMIC FUEL FORMING PART OF SAID TUBULAR MEMBER; A NUMBER OF CONTROL ROD ASSEMBLIES INDIVIDUALLY PASSING THROUGH AT LEAST SOME OF THE REMAINING SLEEVES; SAID ASSEMBLIES EACH INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE TUBULAR SECTION DISPOSED GENERALLY WITHIN SAID CORE CASING; MEANS FOR MOVING SAID CONTROL ROD ASSEMBLIES RELATIVE TO SAID REACTOR CORE CASING; AND MEANS FOR CIRCULATING COOLING FLUID THROUGH SAID REACTOR CORE SLEEVES, SAID FUEL ELEMENT TUBULAR MEMBERS, AND SAID CONTROL ROD TUBULAR SECTIONS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
159 words
A NUCLEAR REACTOR COMPRISING A HERMETICALLY SEALED VESSEL; A REACTOR CORE CASING SUPPORTED WITHIN SAID VESSEL, SAID CASING HAVING OPPOSITELY DISPOSED AND ALIGNED LATTICES OF APERTURES THEREIN; A PLURALITY OF REACTOR CORE SLEEVES SECURED WITHIN SAID CASING AND COMMUNICATING WITH ALIGNED PAIRS OF SAID APERTURES; A NUMBER OF ATOMIC FUEL ELEMENTS POSITIONED INDIVIDUALLY WITHIN SOME OF SAID REACTOR CORE SLEEVES; SAID FUEL ELEMENTS EACH INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE OPEN-ENDED TUBULAR MEMBER SUPPORTED WITHIN THE ASSOCIATED REACTOR CORE SLEEVE AND SPACED THEREFROM AND A MASS OF ATOMIC FUEL FORMING PART OF SAID TUBULAR MEMBER; A NUMBER OF CONTROL ROD ASSEMBLIES INDIVIDUALLY PASSING THROUGH AT LEAST SOME OF THE REMAINING SLEEVES; SAID ASSEMBLIES EACH INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE TUBULAR SECTION DISPOSED GENERALLY WITHIN SAID CORE CASING; MEANS FOR MOVING SAID CONTROL ROD ASSEMBLIES RELATIVE TO SAID REACTOR CORE CASING; AND MEANS FOR CIRCULATING COOLING FLUID THROUGH SAID REACTOR CORE SLEEVES, SAID FUEL ELEMENT TUBULAR MEMBERS, AND SAID CONTROL ROD TUBULAR SECTIONS.
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