Fuel assembly
US4478786A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 3, 1981 |
| Grant date | Oct 23, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 3, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E30/30
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A boiling water reactor fuel assembly is provided with an elongated, vertical stiffening device having four stiffening wings which are each attached to a wall of the fuel box. Each stiffening wing has at least one vertically directed passageway for water.
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