摘要:
The invention relates to a final, ready to use, spacer grid for a nuclear boiling water reactor. The final spacer grid comprises: i) a spacer grid structure made of an alloy that has been formed and assembled such that it constitutes a spacer grid, and ii) an outer oxide coating on the surface of the spacer grid structure. Said alloy is a Ni base alloy that consists of the following:(table) The invention also relates to a method of manufacturing the final spacer grid according to the invention.
摘要:
An improved grid for a nuclear reactor fuel assembly that has an egg-crate base grid as the primary support structure with each support cell of the base grid that supports a fuel rod having a lock-support sleeve that is rotatable within the support cell between a first and second orientation. In the first orientation the lock-support sleeve fits loosely within the support cell of the base grid and respectively, loosely receives the fuel rods that are loaded therein. The lock-support sleeves are then rotated to a second orientation that locks the fuel rods axially within the support cells.
摘要:
An improved grid for a nuclear reactor fuel assembly that has an egg-crate base grid as the primary support structure with each support cell of the base grid that supports a fuel rod having a lock-support sleeve that is rotatable within the support cell between a first and second orientation. In the first orientation the lock-support sleeve fits loosely within the support cell of the base grid and respectively, loosely receives the fuel rods that are loaded therein. The lock-support sleeves are then rotated to a second orientation that locks the fuel rods axially within the support cells.
摘要:
The inventive mounting device (14) comprises a support frame (16) for supporting the plates (2) of the first set of plates in arrangements which are parallel to each other; a means (30) of clamping and successively engaging each of the plates (3) of a second set of plates with the plates (2) of the first set in position in the support frame (16); and at least one comb (29) which can be moved between a disengaged position and an engaged position on each of the plates (2) of the first set. The support frame is connected to a fixed base plate (15) and the clamping and engaging means (30) and the comb (29) are mounted on a carriage (22) in such a way that they can move in a perpendicular plane to the plates (2) of the first set, said carriage being itself mounted in such a way that it can move in a parallel direction to the longitudinal direction of the plates (2) of the first set. The clamping means (30) comprises two jaws (30a, 30b) having projections for reducing the springs of the plate (3) of the second set of plates by compression. The invention also relates to a method for mounting the bracing grid with reduction of the springs of the plates (3) of the second set of plates by compression.
摘要:
A device for measuring the force of a pressure spring (22) laterally in a mesh (11) of a grid-shaped spacer has a parallel spring as a measuring spring (8) with at least two separate spring arms (9, 10) arranged side by side in the plane of movement of a bearing member (13) for the pressure spring (22). Said spring arms (9, 10) are rigidly joined together at both measuring spring ends. One measuring spring end of this parallel spring is ridigly secured to a measuring pin (2) and the other to the bearing member (13).
摘要:
On place et on maintient, pendant le soudage, la grille-entretoise (20) dans une disposition telle que ses deux faces opposées perpendiculaires aux arêtes (33) des cellules (34) soient entièrement accessibles. On effectue simultanément, à l'aide de deux ensembles d'au moins deux dispositifs de soudage par faisceau laser (25a, 25b, 25d) disposés de part et d'autre des faces opposées de la grille-entretoise (20), le soudage d'au moins quatre tronçons d'arêtes (33) de la grille (20). Chacun des dispositifs de soudage dirige un faisceau laser de soudage sur une arête (33) de la grille, par l'extérieur des cellules (34). On réalise après une opération de soudage, un déplacement relatif entre la grille-entre-toise (20) et les dispositifs de soudage (25a, 25b, 25d), de manière à diriger les faisceaux laser de soudage (30a, 30b) du dispositif de soudage vers au moins quatre nouveaux tronçons d'arête (33) de la grille (20).
摘要:
To qualify the heights of inwardly projecting nuclear fuel rod-positioning stops formed in the sidewall of tubular ferrules (12) utilized in fuel bundle spacers, an automated gauging apparatus is provided to handle successive ferrules on an automated basis. The apparatus includes an orienting station (32) for longitudinally reorienting each ferrule, if necessary, and angularly orienting each ferrule in a pickup position. A mechanism (68)picks each ferrule from its pickup position and places it on an arbor (84) of a gauging fixture (82) with the rod-positioning stop surfaces bearing against arbor reference surfaces. A plurality of sensors, e.g. eddy current probes, are positioned to measure the proximity of ferrule peripheral surface sites adjacent the stops and thus provide output gauging signals indicative of the heights of the various stops.
摘要:
To assemble nuclear fuel bundle spacers comprised of a multiplicity of rod-positioning ferrules, automated apparatus is provided comprising an indexing table mounting a plurality of identical, angularly spaced ferrule fixtures which are successively positioned at a first station (38) for receipt of a pair of properly oriented ferrules. The table is indexed to present the ferrule pairs in turn to a second station (40) where a spring is loaded in pre-assembly relation thereto. At the next table index position, a third station (42) manipulates the successive fixture-mounted ferrule pairs to interlock the spring with each ferrule pair as a subassembly which is then indexed in turn to a fourth (44) station for assembly into a spacer fixture.
摘要:
Tubular (22) parts are delivered to a rotary positioner (46), or preferably in successive pairs to separate rotary positioners, where they are held for laser machining: in the preferred arrangement, the pairs of parts are machined in parallel by twin laser cutting beams directed thereat by a commonly mounted pair of focussing heads (42). The rotary positioners (46) are commonly rotated through a programmed series of angular motions in conjunction with a programmed series of joint X and Y axes linear motions of the focusing heads to scan the cutting beam over the surfaces of the parts and thus machine identical feature cuts in the sidewall of each part. Machining is performed under an inert gas atmosphere, and cuttings are vacuumed from the machining sites through apertured mandrels (86) inserted into the part bores.