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US3238106A
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Nuclear reactors
Assignee: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
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Filing: 1961-07-03
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Granted: 1966-03-01
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Expires: 1981-07-03
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Long Everett
- 👤 Tatlock John
- 👤 Laithwaite John Michael
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 06:11
CPC Classifications
G; G21; G21C; G21C5/00; G21C5/02; G21C5/10; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E30/00; Y02E30/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
95 words
IN A NUCLEAR REACTOR OF THE TYPE COMPRISING A PRESSURE VESSEL, A MODERATOR STRUCTURE DISPOSED WITHIN THE PRESSURE VESSEL AND DEFINED BY CLOSE-PACKED SERIES OF MODERATOR B LOCKS STACKED ONE ABOVE ANOTHER IN COLUMNS WITH FUEL CONTAINING CHANNELS EXTGENDING END TO END THROUGH THE COLUMNS, THE IMPROVEMENT OF A SUPPORT STRUCTURE DISOSED WITHIN THE UPPER INTERIOR OF THE PRESSURE VESSEL AND MEANS FOR SUPPORTING THE COLUMNS INDIVIDUALLY FROM THE SUPPORT STRUCTURE, SAID MEANS COMPRISING A SERIES OF TIE-MEMBERS DEPENDING FROM THE SUPPORT STRUCTURE WITH THE BLOCKS OF THE COLUMNS SUPPORTED BY THREADING ON THE TIE-MEMBERS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
95 words
IN A NUCLEAR REACTOR OF THE TYPE COMPRISING A PRESSURE VESSEL, A MODERATOR STRUCTURE DISPOSED WITHIN THE PRESSURE VESSEL AND DEFINED BY CLOSE-PACKED SERIES OF MODERATOR B LOCKS STACKED ONE ABOVE ANOTHER IN COLUMNS WITH FUEL CONTAINING CHANNELS EXTGENDING END TO END THROUGH THE COLUMNS, THE IMPROVEMENT OF A SUPPORT STRUCTURE DISOSED WITHIN THE UPPER INTERIOR OF THE PRESSURE VESSEL AND MEANS FOR SUPPORTING THE COLUMNS INDIVIDUALLY FROM THE SUPPORT STRUCTURE, SAID MEANS COMPRISING A SERIES OF TIE-MEMBERS DEPENDING FROM THE SUPPORT STRUCTURE WITH THE BLOCKS OF THE COLUMNS SUPPORTED BY THREADING ON THE TIE-MEMBERS.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1969-02-28 | 1969-08-30 | 1970-03-01 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-02-28 | 1973-08-30 | 1974-03-01 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-02-28 | 1977-08-30 | 1978-03-01 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |