Nuclear fuel element spacer means
US4089742A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 1, 1976 |
| Grant date | May 16, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 1, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E30/30
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A spacer retaining element, which may be a fuel rod or water-containing rod, is provided with axially-spaced lugs, each adapted to be received in a slot in a fuel element spacer of a nuclear fuel assembly. When assembled, the lugs maintain proper axial spacing between the individual spacers and the lug-slot arrangement prevents the rod from rotating. Moreover, because the slot in the spacer can receive the lug from only one direction, the arrangement prevents the spacer from being inserted into the assembly upside down.
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