Low pressure double offset plate catcher for a nuclear reactor

Details Low pressure double offset plate catcher for a nuclear reactor Low pressure double offset plate catcher for a nuclear reactor

1994-11-07

1996-06-18

Walsh, Donald P.

Induced nuclear reactions: processes, systems, and elements

Fission reactor material treatment

Impurity removal

376310, 376352, 376365, G21C 1942

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055286402

ABSTRACT:
A fuel bundle and lower tie plate assembly for a nuclear reactor includes a plurality of fuel rods supported between an upper tie plate and a lower tie plate assembly. The lower tie plate assembly includes an upper grid portion and a lower body portion, the upper grid portion having a plurality of fuel rod supporting bosses interconnected by a plurality of webs thus forming flow openings between the bosses. The body portion includes an inlet nozzle and a peripheral wall extending between the bottom nozzle and the upper grid portion to define a flow volume therein. A debris catcher is located within the flow volume and includes a pair of superposed plates, the plates each having a plurality of holes of substantially the same size, shape and pitch, but wherein the holes of one of the pair of plates are offset from the holes of the other of the pair of plates by one half the hole pitch.

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