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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2008
Paul Everett Cantonwine, Wilmington, NC (US);
Andrew K. Langston, Wilmington, NC (US);
Charles B. Patterson, Jr., Wilmington, NC (US);
Johnny R. Skipper, Leland, NC (US);
Alexander Michael Hay, Endicott, NY (US);
Carlton Wayne Clark, Wilmington, NC (US);
David Grey Smith, Leland, NC (US);
Paul Everett Cantonwine, Wilmington, NC (US);
Andrew K. Langston, Wilmington, NC (US);
Charles B. Patterson, Jr., Wilmington, NC (US);
Johnny R. Skipper, Leland, NC (US);
Alexander Michael Hay, Endicott, NY (US);
Carlton Wayne Clark, Wilmington, NC (US);
David Grey Smith, Leland, NC (US);
Global Nuclear Fuel - Americas, LLC, Wilmington, NC (US);
Abstract
A nuclear reactor fuel bundle confinement system including: a fuel bundle with an upper tie plate; a channel enclosing the fuel bundle; a handle for the fuel bundle extending above the fuel bundle; an upper fuel particle barrier positioned over the upper tie plate and above the fuel rods, wherein the fuel particle barrier has a permeable panel at least co-extensive with an open area of the upper tie plate; a slot in the permeable panel through which passes the handle, and a closure device on the fuel particle barrier having a closed position which covers the slot and an open position that leaves the slot open; a lower fuel particle barrier positioned over the lower tie plate and below the fuel rods, wherein the lower portion of the fuel bundle assembly is grasped by the lower fuel particle barrier.