Abstract: A suspension type high-density storage rack for nuclear fuel assemblies may include a plurality of body parts each having a basket cell storing the corresponding nuclear fuel assembly and having a generally square tube-like shape elongated in a height direction thereof, a plurality of connection plates integrally connecting the basket cells adjacent to each other, while maintaining them at a predetermined distance, and a base plate fixedly coupling the undersides of the basket cells thereto; and a plurality of cap parts each closing the opened upper portion of the corresponding body part and suspending the corresponding nuclear fuel assembly therefrom.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 23, 2009
Date of Patent:
November 10, 2015
Assignees:
Korea Nuclear Fuel Co., Ltd., Kones Corporation Co., Ltd.
Inventors:
Se-Yong Shin, Chang-Hwan Hwang, Deuk-Yeon Kim, Jae-Soon Choi, Hung-Soon Chang, Jae-Ho Park, Han-Uk Jin
Abstract: A suspension type high-density storage rack for nuclear fuel assemblies may include a plurality of body parts each having a basket cell storing the corresponding nuclear fuel assembly and having a generally square tube-like shape elongated in a height direction thereof, a plurality of connection plates integrally connecting the basket cells adjacent to each other, while maintaining them at a predetermined distance, and a base plate fixedly coupling the undersides of the basket cells thereto; and a plurality of cap parts each closing the opened upper portion of the corresponding body part and suspending the corresponding nuclear fuel assembly therefrom.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 23, 2009
Publication date:
February 17, 2011
Applicants:
KOREA NUCLEAR FUEL CO., LTD, KONES CORPORATION CO., LTD
Inventors:
Se-Yong Shin, Chang-Hwan Hwang, Deuk-Yeon Kim, Jae-Soon Choi, Hung-Soon Chang, Jae-Ho Park, Han-Uk Jin