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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 1977
Filed:
May. 01, 1975
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bart Alan Smith, San Jose, CA (US);
Kenneth Wood Brayman, San Jose, CA (US);
Norman Wayne Pillow, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, San Jose, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
176 79 ; 176 76 ; 176 81 ; 176 87 ;
Abstract
Means are provided to minimize crud buildup at the interface between the tie plate and end plug in a nuclear fuel bundle. The means may comprise serrations in the end plug and/or serrations in the surface of the tie plate which serrations provide a flow of coolant through the end plug receptacles. A bleed hole extending into the interior of the tie plate may be provided to provide coolant circulation through any blind holes that may be in a tie plate.