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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:
Oct. 21, 1997
Filed:
Feb. 28, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
John P Foster, Monroeville, PA (US);
Assignee:
Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
376 458 ; 376906 ;
Abstract
A pressurized water reactor ('PWR') radial reflector fabricated of 20% to 30% cold worked AISI Type 316 stainless steel blocks will experience about 0.14% volumetric swelling at a neutron dose level of about 100 dpa at retirement. The reflector will not be susceptible to swelling-embrittlement at retirement.