Spacer assembly retainer arrangement. [PWR; BWR]
Patent
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OSTI ID:5854161
A nuclear reactor fuel assembly is designed to maintain its structural integrity during all phases of reactor operation. Spacer assemblies, containing a plurality of rectangular slotted plates intersecting and interlocking in egg-crate fashion, laterally maintain the fuel elements and guide tubes in a spaced array. Spacer assembly movement is restrained by collars mechanically fixed to guide tube sleeves at each spacer assembly location.
- Assignee:
- Babcock and Wilcox Co The
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4294660
- OSTI ID:
- 5854161
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Boiling Water Cooled
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Nonboiling Water Cooled
BWR TYPE REACTORS
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MATERIALS
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Light-Water Moderated
Nonboiling Water Cooled
BWR TYPE REACTORS
ENERGY SOURCES
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