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Nuclear reactor fuel handling apparatus
Assignee: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
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Filing: 1961-10-19
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Granted: 1966-02-01
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Expires: 1981-10-19
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Pounder John Ormerod
- 👤 Watson Eric
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 21:07
CPC Classifications
G; G21; G21C; G21C19/00; G21C19/02; G21C19/10; G21C19/105; G21C19/20; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E30/00; Y02E30/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
142 words
IN A NUCLEAR REACTOR HAVING A CORE CONTAINED WITHIN A VESSEL, THE COMBINATION WITH A CHARGING MACHINE HAVING A GRAB MOVABLE LINEARLY ALONG AN AXIS TOWARDS AND AWAY FROM THE CORE ALONG A PATH ECCENTRIC BUT PARALLEL TO THE AXIS OF ROTARY GRAB GUIDING MEANS, OF A FUEL ELEMENT CARRIER FOR CARRYING A FUEL ELEMENT TOGETHER WITH LIQUID DROWNING IT AND REGISTRABLE BY ROTATION-RESTRAINING ENGAGEMENT WITH STRUCTURE OF THE CORE, MEANS FOR ACTUATING THE GRAB BETWEEN TWO DIFFERENT POSITIONS OF WHICH ONE IS FOR GRASPING THE CARRIER AND THE OTHER FOR GRASPING A FUEL ELEMENT, WHEREBY THE SAME GRAB MAY BE UTILISED FOR TRANSPORTING THE CARRIER AND FOR WITHDRAWAL OF A FUEL ELEMENT FROM THE CORE INTO THE CARRIER, THE LATTER OPERATION BEING PERFORMED BY REGISTERING THE CARRIER WITH THE CORE STRUCTUE AT A LOCATION FROM WHICH THE GRAB IS ALIGNABLE WITH
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
142 words
IN A NUCLEAR REACTOR HAVING A CORE CONTAINED WITHIN A VESSEL, THE COMBINATION WITH A CHARGING MACHINE HAVING A GRAB MOVABLE LINEARLY ALONG AN AXIS TOWARDS AND AWAY FROM THE CORE ALONG A PATH ECCENTRIC BUT PARALLEL TO THE AXIS OF ROTARY GRAB GUIDING MEANS, OF A FUEL ELEMENT CARRIER FOR CARRYING A FUEL ELEMENT TOGETHER WITH LIQUID DROWNING IT AND REGISTRABLE BY ROTATION-RESTRAINING ENGAGEMENT WITH STRUCTURE OF THE CORE, MEANS FOR ACTUATING THE GRAB BETWEEN TWO DIFFERENT POSITIONS OF WHICH ONE IS FOR GRASPING THE CARRIER AND THE OTHER FOR GRASPING A FUEL ELEMENT, WHEREBY THE SAME GRAB MAY BE UTILISED FOR TRANSPORTING THE CARRIER AND FOR WITHDRAWAL OF A FUEL ELEMENT FROM THE CORE INTO THE CARRIER, THE LATTER OPERATION BEING PERFORMED BY REGISTERING THE CARRIER WITH THE CORE STRUCTUE AT A LOCATION FROM WHICH THE GRAB IS ALIGNABLE WITH
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