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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6928131 | Method for detecting an explosive in an object under investigation A method for detecting an explosive in an object under investigation involves the initial X-ray irradiation of the object under investigation, e.g. a piece of luggage or mailing, and forming its X-ray images; using the X-ray images to detect areas with a high densit... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6526114 | Remote automated nuclear reactor jet pump diffuser inspection tool An inspection apparatus for inspecting welds in a nuclear reactor jet pump includes a probe subassembly rotatably and linearly movably coupled to a frame structure configured to attach to a top flange of the reactor pressure vessel. The probe subassembly ... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6445758 | Internal structure of nuclear reactor with coolant flow stabilizing facility Within an upper plenum of a nuclear reactor, a portion of a heated coolant flows radially outward from a central portion of a core barrel (30) towards outlet nozzles (12) in a region of an upper core plate (21) extending outside of an outer periphery of t... | 09/03/2002 |
| 5623526 | Method and apparatus for repair of nuclear reactor shroud In order to support a shroud against bending, shear, stress and torsion, straps which are preferably formed of the same material as the shroud, are placed in strategic positions with respect to cracks or the like type of weaknesses which have been detecte... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5574760 | Method and apparatus for supporting a shroud in a nuclear reactor In order to eliminate the need to weld, drill or otherwise machine a shroud structure which is used to surround a plurality of fuel assemblies in a nuclear reactor, a plurality of upper hanger rods interconnect a structure above the shroud to a support ri... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5488643 | Method and apparatus for supporting a shroud in a nuclear reactor In order to eliminate the need to weld, drill or otherwise machine a shroud structure which is used to surround a plurality of fuel assemblies in a nuclear reactor, a plurality of upper hanger rods interconnect a structure above the shroud to a support ri... | 01/30/1996 |
| 4786465 | Method for converting a downward flow of bypass coolant to an upward flow A method for converting a vertically downward flow of bypass coolant through coolant flow holes in a core barrel and former plates in a nuclear reactor to a vertically upward flow. Coolant flow holes are provided in the normally solid top former plate by ... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4707327 | Container system for a high-temperature nuclear reactor Container system for a high-temperature nuclear reactor, including an outer metallic pressure vessel having an inwardly-protruding flange, an inner metallic core barrel resting tightly on the flange, and means disposed below the flange at a lower end of t... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4234384 | Support structure for the core of a high capacity gas cooled high temperature reactor Disclosed is a support structure consisting of several layers of prismatic graphite blocks arranged over each other. The layers are constructed as closed units without expansion gaps and the blocks of one layer are keyed together with the blocks of the ad... | 11/18/1980 |
| 3935064 | Fuel assembly for gas-cooled nuclear reactors A fuel assembly for gas-cooled nuclear reactor: a wrapper tube within which are positioned a number of spaced apart beds in a stack, with each bed containing spherical coated particles of fuel; each of the beds has a perforated top and bottom plate; gaseo... | 01/27/1976 |
