Induced nuclear reactions: processes – systems – and elements – Fuel component structure – Plural fuel segments or elements
Patent
1994-09-29
1996-07-02
Walsh, Donald P.
Induced nuclear reactions: processes, systems, and elements
Fuel component structure
Plural fuel segments or elements
376440, 376437, 376449, 376442, G21C 334
Patent
active
055330789
ABSTRACT:
A nuclear fuel assembly for a pressurized water reactor having lower and upper tie plates, guide tubes, spacer grids, an instrumentation tube, and extended fuel rods which extend to the lower tie plate and which are spaced radially and supported along the guide tubes by the spacer grids, at least one of the extended fuel rods having at a lower end a fuel rod lower end cap secured by a first spring within an aperture in the lower tie plate and which exerts a lateral force against the lower end cap. The upper tie plate further includes a fuel rod support housing which extends down over the upper end of the at least one of the extended fuel rods and has a second spring positioned in a bore in the fuel rod support housing which exerts a lateral force on the upper end of the extended fuel rod positioned within the bore in the fuel rod support housing.
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Christiansen David W.
Long John W.
Chelliah Meena
Siemens Power Corporation
Walsh Donald P.
Zebrak Ira Lee
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