Fuel assembly
US4686079A · kind A · utility
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11Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 17, 1985 |
| Grant date | Aug 11, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 17, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E30/30
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A fuel assembly has a fuel spacer consisting of a water rod having an outer diameter greater than that of fuel rods and a large number of circular sleeves into which the fuel rods are inserted. The fuel spacer has four bridge members. Both ends of these bridge members are fitted to two of eight circular sleeves which are adjacent one another in the diagonal direction of the fuel spacer. Both ends of each bridge member are bent so that its center projects outwardly away from the water rod.
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