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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2017
Applicant:
Ge-hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas Llc, Wilmington, NC (US);
Inventors:
Brian S. Triplett, Wilmington, NC (US);
Eric P. Loewen, Wilmington, NC (US);
Brett J. Dooies, Wilmington, NC (US);
Scott L. Pfeffer, Wilmington, NC (US);
Assignee:
GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC, Wilmington, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 3/32 (2006.01); G21C 3/338 (2006.01); G21C 3/336 (2006.01); G21C 15/28 (2006.01); G21C 1/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 3/338 (2013.01); G21C 3/336 (2013.01); G21C 15/28 (2013.01); G21C 1/03 (2013.01); Y02E 30/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one embodiment, the fuel bundle for a liquid metal cooled reactor includes a channel, a nose assembly secured to a lower end of the channel, and a plurality of fuel rods disposed within the channel. At least one of the fuel rods has at least one guard ring surround the fuel rod and spacing the fuel rod from adjacent fuel rods.