Method of loading and/or unloading a nuclear reactor, and suppor

Details Method of loading and/or unloading a nuclear reactor, and suppor Method of loading and/or unloading a nuclear reactor, and suppor

1981-07-21

1984-05-15

Cangialosi, Sal

Induced nuclear reactions: processes, systems, and elements

Handling of fission reactor component structure within...

Fuel component

376264, 376448, G21C 330

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044487444

ABSTRACT:
Method of loading or unloading or both loading and unloading a nuclear reactor, wherein control rods of cruciform cross section are at least partly withdrawn, each of the control rods being associated with a respective group of four fuel assemblies respectively having elongated duct tubes of rectangular cross section and being disposed in respective corners of a rectangular mesh of a transverse support grid, the duct tubes forming therebetween a gap-shaped intermediate space of cruciform cross section for accommodating a respective one of the control rods of cruciform cross section, which includes, prior to withdrawing a respective control rod associated with the respective group of four fuel assemblies, unloading from the nuclear reactor at least one of the four fuel assemblies of the group thereof, and inserting a support member into the respective mesh so as to fix in the respective corners of the mesh the ends of two diagonally opposed fuel assemblies of the group remaining in the nuclear reactor; and support member for use in the foregoing method.

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patent: 4067772 (1978-01-01), Kim
patent: 4076586 (1978-02-01), Bideau et al.
patent: 4304635 (1981-12-01), Lippert et al.

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