Published April 7, 1987 | Version v1
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Reversible BWR fuel assembly and method of using same

Creators

Description

A nuclear fuel assembly is described comprising: (a) a flow channel; (b) a lower nozzle assembly structurally attached to the flow channel to form therewith an external envelope; (c) an invertible fuel bundle adapted to be inserted into the envelope, the fuel bundle comprising elongated fuel rods held in a spaced lateral array between top and bottom tie plates. Each of the top and bottom tie plates is substantially identical and has means for supporting the fuel bundle within the envelope in either of two mutually inverted vertical orientations whereby the orientation of the fuel bundle in a flow channel may be reversed during burn-up operation

Availability note (English)

U.S. Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D.C. 20231, USA, $.50.

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Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
vp.
IPC:
Int. Cl. G21C 19/00.
IPC
Int. Cl. G21C 19/00.
Patent number
US patent document 4,655,995/A/

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
18073950
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
BURNUP; BWR TYPE REACTORS; FUEL ELEMENT CLUSTERS; FUEL RODS; NOZZLES; OPERATION; ORIENTATION; SPACE DEPENDENCE; SPECIFICATIONS; SUPPORTS
Descriptors DEC
ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; FUEL ASSEMBLIES; FUEL ELEMENTS; MECHANICAL STRUCTURES; POWER REACTORS; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTORS; THERMAL REACTORS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS