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Title: Method and apparatus for close packing of nuclear fuel assemblies

Abstract

The apparatus of the present invention is a plate of neutron absorbing material. The plate may have a releasable locking feature permitting the plate to be secured within a nuclear fuel assembly between nuclear fuel rods during storage or transportation then removed for further use or destruction. The method of the present invention has the step of placing a plate of neutron absorbing material between nuclear fuel rods within a nuclear fuel assembly, preferably between the two outermost columns of nuclear fuel rods. Additionally, the plate may be releasably locked in place.

Inventors:
 [1]
  1. Richland, WA
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, OH (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
868712
Patent Number(s):
US 5198183
Assignee:
Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, WA)
DOE Contract Number:  
AC06-76RL01830
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
method; apparatus; close; packing; nuclear; fuel; assemblies; plate; neutron; absorbing; material; releasable; locking; feature; permitting; secured; assembly; rods; storage; transportation; removed; destruction; step; placing; preferably; outermost; columns; additionally; releasably; locked; fuel rods; fuel assemblies; absorbing material; nuclear fuel; fuel assembly; fuel rod; neutron absorbing; sorbing material; /376/

Citation Formats

Newman, Darrell F. Method and apparatus for close packing of nuclear fuel assemblies. United States: N. p., 1993. Web.
Newman, Darrell F. Method and apparatus for close packing of nuclear fuel assemblies. United States.
Newman, Darrell F. 1993. "Method and apparatus for close packing of nuclear fuel assemblies". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/868712.
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abstractNote = {The apparatus of the present invention is a plate of neutron absorbing material. The plate may have a releasable locking feature permitting the plate to be secured within a nuclear fuel assembly between nuclear fuel rods during storage or transportation then removed for further use or destruction. The method of the present invention has the step of placing a plate of neutron absorbing material between nuclear fuel rods within a nuclear fuel assembly, preferably between the two outermost columns of nuclear fuel rods. Additionally, the plate may be releasably locked in place.},
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year = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1993},
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