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:
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- 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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title = {Method and apparatus for close packing of nuclear fuel assemblies},
author = {Newman, Darrell F},
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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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/868712},
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place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1993},
month = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1993}
}
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