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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2006
Birol Aktas, Wilmington, NC (US);
Robert James, Wilmington, NC (US);
Carlton W. Clark, Wilmington, NC (US);
William Earl Russell, Ii, Wilmington, NC (US);
Birol Aktas, Wilmington, NC (US);
Robert James, Wilmington, NC (US);
Carlton W. Clark, Wilmington, NC (US);
William Earl Russell, II, Wilmington, NC (US);
Global Nuclear Fuel-Americas, LLC, Wilmington, NC (US);
Abstract
Fuel supports for a nuclear reactor and methods of modifying fluid flow in a reactor using a fuel support. The fuel supports include a plurality of lumens and a plurality of fuel support apertures with each fuel support aperture being dimensioned for receiving a lower tie plate of a fuel assembly. Each lumen is fluidly coupled to a different fuel support aperture. At least one lumen is configured for attenuating a fluid flow differently than the fluid flow in at least one other of the lumen.