Fuel assembly including a bundle retention clip and method of assembling the fuel assembly

A fuel assembly (100) may include a channel nosepiece (190'); a lower tie plate (120') positioned above the channel nosepiece (190'); and at least one bundle retention clip (200A) connected to the channel nosepiece (190') and the lower tie plate (120') and configured to resi...

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Main Author HIGGINS, RUSSELL PATRICK
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 27.03.2013
Subjects
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 US CLASSIFICATION
TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
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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Summary:A fuel assembly (100) may include a channel nosepiece (190'); a lower tie plate (120') positioned above the channel nosepiece (190'); and at least one bundle retention clip (200A) connected to the channel nosepiece (190') and the lower tie plate (120') and configured to resist movement of the lower tie plate (120') away from the channel nosepiece (190').
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20120184358