Inventor
FERLAN STEPHEN J
US24 patents
Patents
24 patentsUS4900507AFeb 13, 1990
Nuclear fuel assembly debris filter bottom nozzle
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US4631168ADec 23, 1986
Nuclear reactor fuel assembly with a removable top nozzle
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US4474727AOct 2, 1984
Arrangement for storing spent nuclear fuel rods at a reactor site
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP35 citations92
US4522780AJun 11, 1985
Removal and replacement of fuel rods in nuclear fuel assembly
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP22 citations82
US4323428AApr 6, 1982
Reconstitutable fuel assembly for a nuclear reactor
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP21 citations77
US4855100AAug 8, 1989
Reconstitutable control rod spider assembly
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP11 citations74
US4800061AJan 24, 1989
Apparatus for loading fuel rods into grids of nuclear fuel assemblies
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP15 citations74
US4738821AApr 19, 1988
Reconstitutable nuclear fuel assembly having locking tubes with dimples
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP10 citations74
US4699758AOct 13, 1987
Reusable locking tube in a reconstitutable fuel assembly
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP19 citations74
US4699760AOct 13, 1987
Fuel assembly skeleton with structural and non-structural top nozzle/guide thimble joints
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP14 citations74
US4688416AAug 25, 1987
Fixture and method for rectifying damaged guide thimble insert sleeves in a reconstitutable fuel assembly
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP10 citations74
US4667547AMay 26, 1987
Apparatus and method for removing a top nozzle in reconstituting a fuel assembly
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP17 citations74
US4664875AMay 12, 1987
Top nozzle removal and replacement fixture and method in a reconstitutable fuel assembly
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP11 citations74
US4664874AMay 12, 1987
Reusable locking tube insertion and removal fixture and method in a reconstitutable fuel assembly
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP18 citations74
US4641409AFeb 10, 1987
Reconstituting a nuclear reactor fuel assembly
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP12 citations74
US4639998AFeb 3, 1987
Locking tube removal and replacement tool and method in a reconstitutable fuel assembly
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP16 citations74
US4638556AJan 27, 1987
Locking tube insertion fixture and method in a reconstitutable fuel assembly
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP7 citations74
US4269661AMay 26, 1981
Top nozzle for a nuclear reactor fuel assembly
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP16 citations72
US4895695AJan 23, 1990
Method for loading fuel rods into grids of nuclear fuel assemblies
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP3 citations63
US4638543AJan 27, 1987
Locking tube removal fixture and method in a reconstitutable fuel assembly
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP5 citations63
US5133926AJul 28, 1992
Extended burnup top nozzle for a nuclear fuel assembly
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP6 citations62
US5084230AJan 28, 1992
Hand held tool for removing and replacing a removable top nozzle
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP3 citations61
US4514889AMay 7, 1985
Spring clip inserter tool
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP3 citations60
US4799312AJan 24, 1989
Tool for replacing locking screws in a nuclear fuel assembly
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP1 citations52