Nuclear reactor fuel element

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1985-11-22

1987-11-10

Walsh, Donald P.

Induced nuclear reactions: processes, systems, and elements

Fuel component structure

Plural fuel segments or elements

376439, 376441, G21C 334

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047056630

ABSTRACT:
In a nuclear reactor fuel element for receiving mutually parallel rods, the improvement includes a rectangular grid-shaped spacer including planar webs crossing and facing the rods defining grid mesh openings receiving the rods, the webs including two outer webs forming an outer corner of the spacer and defining a corner grid mesh opening at the outer corner, the outer corner having an outward curve being curved in a direction parallel to the longitudinal direction of the rods, the outer webs having edges at the curve transverse to the rods being drawn inward toward the rods in the corner grid mesh opening forming a bevel in longitudinal direction of the rod.

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