Fuel assembly with a water flow separated from the fuel rodsr
US4826653A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 7, 1987 |
| Grant date | May 2, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 7, 2007 |
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 channel for a by-pass flow through the fuel assembly. The channel is supplied with water through a vertical supply tube surrounded by the base of the assembly, the supply tube being arranged with its lower end in the vicinity of the lower end of the base.
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