Void plug for annular fuel pellets
US4853177A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 21, 1987 |
| Grant date | Aug 1, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 21, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E30/30
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A porous plug is installed in the central region of a fuel rod of annular fuel pellets and prevents relocation of fuel fragments from the inner surface of each fuel pellet while providing a getter for gases produced in the fuel rod during operation of the nuclear reactor.
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