Nuclear fuel assembly
US3954560A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 11, 1972 |
| Grant date | May 4, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 11, 1992 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E30/30
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A nuclear fuel assembly comprises a cluster of elongated fuel, retained parallel and at the nodal points of a square network by a bottom supporting plate and by spacing grids. The supporting plate is connected to a top end plate via tie-rods which replace fuel pins at certain of the nodal points of the netword. The diameter of the tie-rods is equal to that of the pins and both are slidably received in the grids.
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