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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 1980
Filed:
Feb. 17, 1978
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jerry W Mitchem, Bedford, VA (US);
David D Kalen, Lynchburg, VA (US);
Francis C Klahn, Madison Heights, VA (US);
Assignee:
The Babcock & Wilcox Company, New Orleans, LA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
176 15 ; 176 74 ; 176 77 ;
Abstract
A surveillance assembly within a nuclear reactor contains representative reactor material specimens which are to be irradiated. The material specimens are contained within sealed capsules that are stacked end to end within a holder tube. Each capsule is designed with shaped end fittings which intermesh with the adjacent end of an abutting capsule, holder tube end plug or holder tube closure device. The capsules are restrained by axial loading imparted by the closure device. The holder tube is orthotropically supported within the reactor.