Boiling water reactor fuel rod assembly with fuel rod spacer arrangement
US5259009A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 19, 1991 |
| Grant date | Nov 2, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 19, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E30/30
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A boiling water reactor fuel rod assembly is provided having a plurality of fuel rod spacers which are slidably receivable within an outer channel. Each of the rod spacers is formed of at least one lattice which defines a plurality of fuel rod retaining cells. The lattice is constructed of a plurality of pairs of oppositely facing springy support strips, with each support strip having a plurality of spring-loaded indentations. In an unloaded condition, oppositely facing indentations of each pair of strips, which define each cell, are displaced closer to one another. In a loaded condition, the oppositely facing cell indentations are forced away from each other by the fuel rods so that the springloaded indentations support and retain the fuel rods.
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