Fuel rod alignment template

Induced nuclear reactions: processes – systems – and elements – Handling of fission reactor component structure within... – Fuel component

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376434, 376268, G21C 1900

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051357070

ABSTRACT:
A fuel rod alignment template and method for loading fuel rods in a nuclear fuel assembly. Front and rear guide plates are provided with a plurality of holes corresponding to cells in the fuel assembly to be loaded. The guide plates are rigidly connected together by connecting rods that extend beyond the front guide plate and are sized to be received in the guide tubes of the fuel assembly. When attached to the fuel assembly with the front guide plate abutting the guide tubes the holes in the guide plates and cells in the grid assemblies of the fuel assembly are in coaxial alignment. This provides positive guidance to the fuel rods as they are inserted into the fuel assembly to prevent mis-tracking and damage to the fuel assembly.

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patent: 4663510 (1987-05-01), Ritter
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patent: 4822554 (1989-04-01), Wood et al.

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