Fuel assembly for a boiling water reactor with a sealing spring between the foot part and the fuel assembly channel
US5289514A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 18, 1993 |
| Grant date | Feb 22, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 18, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E30/30
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A gap between a foot part and a channel of a boiling water fuel assembly is sealed against a coolant flow by a spring being supported by a central part thereof against the channel and by sides thereof against the foot part and being clipped and/or clamped on at that location even when all of the fuel rods are removed. For this purpose, the upper edge can extend around the foot part edge or the spring may be constructed as a spring band running entirely around the foot part and being fitted into a lateral groove.
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