US3201318A
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Reactor with tubes displaced from core axes
Assignee: Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd AECL
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Filing: 1963-07-08
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Granted: 1965-08-17
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Expires: 1983-07-08
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 John R Dickinson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 16:00
CPC Classifications
G; G21; G21C; G21C1/00; G21C19/00; G21C19/02; G21C19/04; G21C19/14; G21C7/00; G21C7/005; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E30/00; Y02E30/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
130 words
A NUCLEAR REACTOR FUEL CHANNEL LATTICE FOR A RIGHT CIRCULAR CYLINDRICAL NUCLEAR REACTOR CORE HAVING A CENTRAL AXIS, COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF FUEL CHANNELS EACH HAVING A REFERENCE POSITION, EACH OF SAID FUEL CHANNELS BEING SKEWED AT AN ANGLE WITH RESPECT TO A NORMAL TO AN END OF THE REACTOR CORE, EACH SAID REFERNCE POSITION BEING AT THE SAME RADIUS FROM SAID CENTRAL AXIS AS THE ENDS OF SAID FUEL CHANNEL, AND BEING LOCATED ON THE BISECTOR OF THE ANGLE SUBTENDED BY THE ENDS OF SAID FUEL CHANNEL, SAID REFERENCE POSITIONS FORMING A UNIFORM REFERENCE LATTICE WHEREBY SAID FUEL CHANNELS ARE NON-UNIFORMLY SPACED AT ANY CROSS SECTION THROUGH SAID REACTOR, AND ARE MORE CLOSELY SPACED RADIALLY AND LONGITUDINALLY AT THE CENTER OF THE REACTOR CORE THAN AT THE EDGES THEREOF.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
130 words
A NUCLEAR REACTOR FUEL CHANNEL LATTICE FOR A RIGHT CIRCULAR CYLINDRICAL NUCLEAR REACTOR CORE HAVING A CENTRAL AXIS, COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF FUEL CHANNELS EACH HAVING A REFERENCE POSITION, EACH OF SAID FUEL CHANNELS BEING SKEWED AT AN ANGLE WITH RESPECT TO A NORMAL TO AN END OF THE REACTOR CORE, EACH SAID REFERNCE POSITION BEING AT THE SAME RADIUS FROM SAID CENTRAL AXIS AS THE ENDS OF SAID FUEL CHANNEL, AND BEING LOCATED ON THE BISECTOR OF THE ANGLE SUBTENDED BY THE ENDS OF SAID FUEL CHANNEL, SAID REFERENCE POSITIONS FORMING A UNIFORM REFERENCE LATTICE WHEREBY SAID FUEL CHANNELS ARE NON-UNIFORMLY SPACED AT ANY CROSS SECTION THROUGH SAID REACTOR, AND ARE MORE CLOSELY SPACED RADIALLY AND LONGITUDINALLY AT THE CENTER OF THE REACTOR CORE THAN AT THE EDGES THEREOF.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1968-08-16 | 1969-02-15 | 1969-08-17 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-08-16 | 1973-02-15 | 1973-08-17 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1976-08-16 | 1977-02-15 | 1977-08-17 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |