Replacement rod

A solid or hollow replacement rod 40 for use in a pressurized water reactor (PWR) fuel assembly 10 inserts into cells of the spacer grids 18, 20 and 22 past mixing vanes 32, without damaging them, because of its asymmetric tip 42 formed by chamfer 54 and elongated curved surface 52 and its offset &q...

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Hauptverfasser:	HATFIELD, STEPHEN C
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:	A solid or hollow replacement rod 40 for use in a pressurized water reactor (PWR) fuel assembly 10 inserts into cells of the spacer grids 18, 20 and 22 past mixing vanes 32, without damaging them, because of its asymmetric tip 42 formed by chamfer 54 and elongated curved surface 52 and its offset "x" formed by the bowed end section 44.