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Replacement rod

Patent ·
OSTI ID:7270743
This patent describes in an elongated replacement rod for use with fuel assemblies of the type having two end fittings connected by guide tubes with a plurality of rod and guide tube cell defining spacer grids containing rod support features and mixing vanes. The grids secured to the guide tubes in register between the end fittings at spaced intervals. The fuel rod comprising: an asymmetrically beveled tip; a shank portion having a straight centerline; and a permanently diverging portion between the tip and the shank portion.
Assignee:
Combustion Engineering, Inc., Windsor, CT
Patent Number(s):
US 4863681
Application Number:
PPN: US 7106480A
OSTI ID:
7270743
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English