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Fuel assembly with a water flow separated from the fuel rods

US4526745A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 25, 1981
Grant dateJul 2, 1985
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Expiry dateAug 25, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02E30/30
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A fuel assembly for a boiling water reactor is provided with at least one vertical water channel (4, 5) for a by-pass flow through the fuel assembly. At its lower end the channel is connected to a radial tube (10) which opens out at the outer side surface of the fuel assembly. Below the radial tube, the wall of the assembly base (2) is provided with a through-hole (12).

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