Fail-free fuel bundle assembly

Fail-free fuel bundle assembly

A fuel bundle for a nuclear reactor core is provided. The fuel bundle includes a plurality of rods comprised of nuclear fuel rods and/or isotope production rods. Each rod includes a plurality of interconnected rod segments. The fuel bundle additionally includes a plurality of rod spacer grids. The r...

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Hauptverfasser: TROSMAN LUKAS, CLARK CARLTON WAYNE, FULLER JOHN D, JAMES ROBERT BRYANT, SMITH DAVID GREY, RUSSELL WILLIAM EARL II, MONETTA CHRISTOPHER J
Format: Patent
Sprache:chi ; eng
Schlagworte:
CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ELEMENTS
NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
NUCLEAR PHYSICS
NUCLEAR REACTORS
PHYSICS
RADIOACTIVE SOURCES
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Zusammenfassung:A fuel bundle for a nuclear reactor core is provided. The fuel bundle includes a plurality of rods comprised of nuclear fuel rods and/or isotope production rods. Each rod includes a plurality of interconnected rod segments. The fuel bundle additionally includes a plurality of rod spacer grids. The rod spacer grids form an array of substantially equally spaced rods. The rod spacer grids are securely retained between axially adjacent, interconnected rod segments.