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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 1992
Filed:
Jun. 08, 1990
Applicant:
Inventor:
John E Riordan, III, Lynchburg, VA (US);
Assignee:
B&W Fuel Company, Lynchburg, VA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C / ; G21C / ; G21C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
376352 ; 376313 ; 376443 ;
Abstract
A nuclear fuel assembly with a debris filter. The lower end fitting of the fuel assembly has a stamped plate attached thereto that serves as a debris filter immediately upstream of the fuel rods. The stamped plate is provided with a plurality of flow holes in a size and pattern that provides filtration of debris damaging to the fuel rods while maintaining adequate coolant flow through the fuel assembly.