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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 1976
Filed:
May. 25, 1973
Applicant:
Inventor:
Peter Fortescue, La Jolla, CA (US);
Assignee:
General Atomic Company, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
176 43 ; 176 61 ; 138 46 ;
Abstract
A fuel element for a gas-cooled nuclear reactor having a housing surrounding a plurality of fuel pins through which coolant flows over the fuel pins. The housing has a portion of varying cross section and a plug disposed within the housing adjacent the portion. The plug and housing form a generally annular orifice through which the gas coolant flows, the size of which orifice is variable in accordance with the axial position of the plug, which can be varied from exterior of the reactor pressure vessel.