Fuel assembly

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1988-03-31

1989-09-05

Walsh, Donald P.

Induced nuclear reactions: processes, systems, and elements

Fuel component structure

Plural fuel segments or elements

376438, G21C 332

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048636800

ABSTRACT:
Disclosed is a fuel assembly comprises a plurality of cylindrical fuel rods with a plurality of fuel pellets sealed therein, a plurality of small units each having a predetermined number of the fuel rods bundled spaced with a fixed intercentral distance and being arranged in such a manner that the intercentral distance between the component fuel rods falling on the mutually juxtaposed sides of the adjacent small units is larger than the intercentral distance between the adjacent fuel rods in the small units, and at least one water rod near the center of a cluster of the plurality of the small units.

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