NUCLEAR REACTOR WITH A SELF-SUPPORTING CORE
    12.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190189296A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-20

    申请号:US16097472

    申请日:2017-05-04

    申请人: Luciano Cinotti

    发明人: Luciano Cinotti

    摘要: A nuclear reactor is provided that comprises a vessel that houses a core, comprising a bundle of fuel elements, and immersed in a primary cooling fluid of the core; the fuel elements extend along respective longitudinal and parallel axes and are mechanically supported by respective heads joined to each other and joined to an anchoring structure by support devices acting between adjacent fuel elements, or acting between fuel elements situated on the periphery of the core and the anchoring structure, and which constitute an integral part of the heads of the fuel elements.

    DEVICE AND METHOD FOR UNDERWATER REPAIR OF HOLE OF A NUCLEAR REACTOR PART

    公开(公告)号:US20190043627A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-07

    申请号:US16075420

    申请日:2017-02-10

    申请人: FRAMATOME

    摘要: A repair device for underwater repair of a hole in a nuclear reactor part includes a holder (32), a cutting tool (22) held by the holder (32) and having at least one cutting tooth (70) for remachining an inner surface of the hole. The cutting tool (22) has a suction channel (44) extending into the cutting tool (22) between at least one inlet opening (46) and at least one outlet opening (48), a drive shaft (34) for rotating the cutting tool (22), the drive shaft (34) being held by the holder (32), and a suction tube (36) connected to the holder (32) and fluidly connected to the outlet opening (48) of the suction channel (44).

    High temperature strength, corrosion resistant, accident tolerant nuclear fuel assembly grid

    公开(公告)号:US10128004B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-13

    申请号:US14046012

    申请日:2013-10-04

    摘要: The invention pertains to a nuclear fuel assembly grid or a portion or a part of the grid, such as a grid strap and/or an integral flow mixer that is at least partially constructed of a composition containing one or more ternary compounds of the general formula I: Mn+1AXn  (I) wherein, M is a transition metal, A is an element selected from the group A elements in the Chemical Periodic Table, X is carbon or nitrogen, and n is an integer from 1 to 3. The invention further pertains to a method of making the nuclear fuel assembly grid or a portion of a part of the grid, by employing a sintering process to sinter the composition containing one or more ternary compounds in powder form such that the resulting grid or a portion of or a part of the grid includes a plurality of sintered layers.

    Lower end fitting locknut for nuclear fuel assembly

    公开(公告)号:US10124472B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-13

    申请号:US13447655

    申请日:2012-04-16

    摘要: A fuel assembly includes a plurality of fuel rods comprising fissile material, a plurality of guide tubes interspersed amongst the fuel rods, an upper end fitting connected with upper ends of guide tubes, and a lower end fitting. End plugs are connected with the lower ends of the guide tubes. The end plugs have threaded male shafts extending from the lower ends of the guide tubes which pass through openings of the lower end fitting. Female lock nuts are threaded onto the threaded male shafts of the end plugs and lock with the lower end fitting to secure the lower end fitting to the lower ends of the guide tubes. The female lock nuts suitably have locking portions that are outwardly deformed into recesses of the lower end fitting to lock the lock nuts in place after tightening.

    NUCLEAR CORE COMPONENT HOLD-DOWN ASSEMBLY AND NUCLEAR REACTOR FUEL ASSEMBLY
    19.
    发明申请
    NUCLEAR CORE COMPONENT HOLD-DOWN ASSEMBLY AND NUCLEAR REACTOR FUEL ASSEMBLY 审中-公开
    核心部件保持组件和核反应堆燃料总成

    公开(公告)号:US20160358675A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-12-08

    申请号:US14550900

    申请日:2014-11-21

    IPC分类号: G21C3/33 G21C3/322

    摘要: A nuclear core component hold-down assembly includes a hollow spring guide in which an instrumentation insertion channel is formed; a base plate which has a center hole formed through a center thereof, and several water flow holes formed around the center hole; a lower end of the spring guide connecting and mating with an upper end of the base plate, the instrumentation insertion channel communicating with the center hole, and the base plate locating above the adapter plate and pressing against it directly; a hold-down bar slidably mounted on an upper end of the spring guide and locating above the base plate; and a spring element configured between the hold-down bar and the base plate, by which the hold-down bar pushes the base plate to cause the base plate to press against the adapter plate. The structure is stable and reliable.

    摘要翻译: 核芯部件压紧组件包括中空弹簧引导件,其中形成有仪表插入通道; 具有形成在其中心的中心孔的基板和形成在中心孔周围的若干水流孔; 弹簧引导件的下端与基板的上端连接并配合,与中心孔连通的仪表插入通道和位于适配器板上方的基板直接按压; 可滑动地安装在弹簧引导件的上端并定位在基板上方的压紧杆; 以及弹簧元件,其构造在所述压紧杆和所述基板之间,所述压紧杆通过所述弹簧元件推动所述基板,以使所述基板压靠所述适配器板。 结构稳定可靠。