G21C 19/26
Arrangements for removing jammed or damaged fuel elements or control elements
Official title: Arrangements for removing jammed or damaged fuel elements or control elements; Arrangements for moving broken parts thereof
G21C19/26 (Arrangements for removing jammed or damaged fuel elements or control elements) appears on 41 US grants and 23 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G21C- Granted patents
- 41
- Published applications
- 23
- Assignees
- 29
- Inventors
- 103
- Latest grant
- 28 Apr 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- In-vessel core component handling systems and methods28 Apr 2026US 12,614,644 B2TerraPower, LLC
- Device for extracting a nuclear fuel rod or a cluster rod and extraction method using such an extraction device6 Jan 2026US 12,518,886 B2Framatome
- Fuel rack apparatus having storage tubes comprising interior flux trap chambers24 Jun 2025US 12,340,911 B2Holtec International
- Recovery tool for recovering a solid element, in particular a radioactive material, comprising a capture head and a cup20 May 2025US 12,308,132 B2Orano Ds13 DéMantèLement Et Services
- Method of retrofitting a spent nuclear fuel storage system29 Nov 2022US 11,515,054 B2Holtec International
- Adaptive drilling system27 Mar 2025US 2025/0100054 A1
- In-vessel core component handling systems and methods19 Sep 2024US 2024/0312655 A1TerraPower, LLC
- Device for extracting a nuclear fuel rod or a cluster rod and extraction method using such an extraction device7 Dec 2023US 2023/0395273 A1Framatome
- Method of retrofitting a spent nuclear fuel storage system16 Mar 2023US 2023/0082771 A1Holtec International
- Recovery tool for recovering a solid element, in particular a radioactive material, comprising a capture head and a cup6 Oct 2022US 2022/0319725 A1Orano Ds—DéMantèLement Et Services
Most cited
By later US patents
- Rapid installation tube gripper50US 4,643,472 ACombustion Engineering, Inc. · 1987
- Method of repairing a nuclear fuel rod assembly with damaged fuel rod and a damaged spacer32US 5,625,657 ASiemens Power Corporation · 1997
- Plug removal apparatus21US 4,366,617 AWestinghouse Electric Corp. · 1983
- Method of repairing partly burnt-off fuel elements in the fuel-element pit pressurized water reactors and device therefor18US 4,336,103 AKraftwerk Union Aktiengesellschaft · 1982
- Remote repair system for nuclear fuel rod assemblies15US 4,715,111 AWestinghouse Electric Corp. · 1987