US3379618A
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Fuel arrangement for a nuclear reactor
Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp
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Filing: 1965-12-03
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Granted: 1968-04-23
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Expires: 1985-12-03
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Frisch Erling
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 22:39
CPC Classifications
G; G21; G21C; G21C3/00; G21C3/30; G21C3/32; G21C3/33; G21C3/3315; G21C3/3305; G21C3/332; G21C3/34; G21C3/344; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E30/00; Y02E30/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
133 words
A FUEL ELEMENT ARRANGEMENT FOR USE IN A NUCLEAR REACTOR, SAID ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING A LURALITY OF ELONGATED FUEL ELEMENTS, AN ELONGATED FRAME MEMBER FOR SUPPORTING SAID ELEMENTS GENERALLY IN A LATTICE ARRAY, SAID FRAME MEMBER BEING SUBSTANTIALLY COEXTENSIVE WITH SAID ELEMENTS, FIRST PLATE MEANS MOUNTED ADJACENT ONE END OF SAID FRAME MEMBER AND ENGAGING THE ADJACENT ENDS OF SOME OF SAID FUEL ELEMENTS, SAID FIRST PLATE MEANS HAVING A PLURALITY OF FLOW APERTURES EXTENDING THERETHROUGH AND DISPOSED ADJACENT THE NEARER ENDS OF THE REMAINDER OF SAID FUEL ELEMENTS, AND SECOND PLATE MEANS MOUNTED ADJACENT THE OTHER END OF SAID FRAME MEMBER AND ENGAGING THE ADJACENT ENDS OF SAID REMAINDER FUEL ELEMENTS, SAID SECOND PLATE MEANS HAVING A PLURALITY OF APERTURES FORMED THEREIN AND DISPOSED ADJACENT THE NEARER ENDS OF SAID SOME FUEL ELEMENTS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
133 words
A FUEL ELEMENT ARRANGEMENT FOR USE IN A NUCLEAR REACTOR, SAID ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING A LURALITY OF ELONGATED FUEL ELEMENTS, AN ELONGATED FRAME MEMBER FOR SUPPORTING SAID ELEMENTS GENERALLY IN A LATTICE ARRAY, SAID FRAME MEMBER BEING SUBSTANTIALLY COEXTENSIVE WITH SAID ELEMENTS, FIRST PLATE MEANS MOUNTED ADJACENT ONE END OF SAID FRAME MEMBER AND ENGAGING THE ADJACENT ENDS OF SOME OF SAID FUEL ELEMENTS, SAID FIRST PLATE MEANS HAVING A PLURALITY OF FLOW APERTURES EXTENDING THERETHROUGH AND DISPOSED ADJACENT THE NEARER ENDS OF THE REMAINDER OF SAID FUEL ELEMENTS, AND SECOND PLATE MEANS MOUNTED ADJACENT THE OTHER END OF SAID FRAME MEMBER AND ENGAGING THE ADJACENT ENDS OF SAID REMAINDER FUEL ELEMENTS, SAID SECOND PLATE MEANS HAVING A PLURALITY OF APERTURES FORMED THEREIN AND DISPOSED ADJACENT THE NEARER ENDS OF SAID SOME FUEL ELEMENTS.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
51 words
A FUEL ARRANGEMENT FOR A NUCLEAR REACTOR COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF ELONGATED FUEL ELEMENTS DISPOSED IN A GENERALLY PARALLEL ARRAY, AN ELONGATED STRUCTURAL MEMBER COEXTENDING WITH AT LEAST A PORTION OF SAID FUEL ELEMENTS, AT LEAST ONE GRID MEMBER SECURED TO AND EXTENDING LATERALLY FROM SAID STRUCTURAL MEMBER AND HAVING OPENINGS
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
51 words
A FUEL ARRANGEMENT FOR A NUCLEAR REACTOR COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF ELONGATED FUEL ELEMENTS DISPOSED IN A GENERALLY PARALLEL ARRAY, AN ELONGATED STRUCTURAL MEMBER COEXTENDING WITH AT LEAST A PORTION OF SAID FUEL ELEMENTS, AT LEAST ONE GRID MEMBER SECURED TO AND EXTENDING LATERALLY FROM SAID STRUCTURAL MEMBER AND HAVING OPENINGS
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