Debris-resistant fuel assembly
US4849161A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 24, 1987 |
| Grant date | Jul 18, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 24, 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 nuclear reactors which comprises the usual upper and lower tie plates and fuel rods extending between them is made debris-resistant by providing a grid spacer in contact, or very nearly so, with the lower tie plate and so positioned as to subdivide the usual openings in the lower tie plate which are provided for the passage of cooling water. This causes debris to be trapped in the openings of the lower tie plate, and keeps it from contacting the fueled portion of the assembly.
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