Nuclear reactor fuel assembly
US4297171A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 10, 1979 |
| Grant date | Oct 27, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 10, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E30/30
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A fuel assembly is disclosed in which the nuclear fuel rods are supported by a grid-shaped bottom plate and a similar top plate, each of which is welded together from thin vertical metal strips, for example of a thickness of 0.6 mm, to define a grid of vertical channels (13, 14) intended for the fuel rods, each vertical channel being surrounded by eight adjacent channels only intended for coolant. (FIG. 2.)
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