Cooled water rod (LOCA conditions)

An apparatus and process utilizing a large water rod of a fuel bundle in a boiling water reactor fuel assembly as a radiation heat sink during a loss of coolant accident. Core cooling spray is collected at the top end of the fuel bundle's large water rod by a collector and distriubted by a dist...

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Hauptverfasser:	SHIRALKAR, BHARAT S, ANDERSEN, JENS G. M, DIX, GARY E
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS NUCLEAR ENGINEERING NUCLEAR PHYSICS NUCLEAR REACTORS PHYSICS REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGYGENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINSTCLIMATE CHANGE
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Zusammenfassung:	An apparatus and process utilizing a large water rod of a fuel bundle in a boiling water reactor fuel assembly as a radiation heat sink during a loss of coolant accident. Core cooling spray is collected at the top end of the fuel bundle's large water rod by a collector and distriubted by a distributor to coat the inside wall surfaces of the water rod. In the case of a water rod which is not bottom vented, the water rod body is modified so as to separate the downward flow of liquid water from the upward flow of steam. During normal plant operation, the large water rod serves as a water-filled moderator tube to provide a more uniform power distribution across the fuel bundle.