Nuclear fuel assembly

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1991-10-25

1993-12-21

Walsh, Donald P.

Induced nuclear reactions: processes, systems, and elements

Fuel component structure

Plural fuel segments or elements

376441, 376462, G21C 334

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052727416

ABSTRACT:
A nuclear fuel assembly for a BWR comprises a plurality of fuel rods, a polygonal channel box surrounding the fuel rods, a plurality of spacers axially spaced from each other and each keeping the fuel rods laterally spaced from each other, and a plurality of vanes disposed only in a region at and around a corner within the channel box, for generating swirling flows in the region to thicken a liquid film on each fuel rod in the region.

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