Fuel assembly for a boiling water reactor
US6353652B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 24, 1999 |
| Grant date | Mar 5, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 24, 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 full-length fuel rods (3a, 3c) with a first length extending over the height of the entire fuel assembly, and part-length fuel rods (3b) with a second length extending only in the lower part (10) of the fuel assembly, the fuel rods which have positions immediately adjacent to the part-length fuel rods being adapted so as to be bent inwards, in their upper part, towards the open region (15) which is formed above the part-length fuel rods. At least half of the fuel rods in the fuel assembly are straight.
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