Fuel assembly for a nuclear reactor
US6236701A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 21, 1999 |
| Grant date | May 22, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 21, 2019 |
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 comprising at least one rotary cell (13a-13d) which has fuel rods (4) arranged in a number of concentric rings with a substantially circular shape, and a steam conducting channel (17a-17d) arranged in the centre of the concentric rings through which steam flows upwards through the fuel assembly. At least certain of the fuel rods in the rings are arranged such that their upper ends are displaced in relation to their lower ends in the tangential direction such that water and steam are brought to rotate around the steam conducting channel.
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