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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2009
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
A fuel support for a nuclear reactor may include: a plurality of fuel support apertures, each fuel support aperture dimensioned for receiving a lower tie plate of a fuel assembly; and a plurality of lumens, each lumen being coupled to a different fuel support aperture. At least one lumen may be configured for attenuating a fluid flow differently than the fluid flow in at least one other of the lumen.