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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 26, 2012
Elizabeth Umhoefer, Wilmington, NC (US);
Scott Pfeffer, Wilmington, NC (US);
Maria Pfeffer, Wilmington, NC (US);
Elizabeth Umhoefer, Wilmington, NC (US);
Scott Pfeffer, Wilmington, NC (US);
Maria Pfeffer, Wilmington, NC (US);
GE-HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC, Wilmington, NC (US);
Abstract
A fuel bundle temperature sensing device may include an indicating rod made of a first material; an outer housing having an upper opening, the outer housing being made of a second material and surrounding at least a portion of the indicating rod; and a rod holder attached to an inner surface of the outer housing, the rod holder being made of a third material and being configured to support the indicating rod such that a top surface of the rod extends out of the upper opening of the outer housing, the third material having a lower melting point than the first and second materials.