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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2009
Applicant:
Birol Aktas, Wilmington, NC (US);
Inventor:
Birol Aktas, Wilmington, NC (US);
Assignee:
Global Nuclear Fuel—Americas, LLC, Wilmington, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 3/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Example embodiment fuel bundles use multiple types of spacers within the same fuel bundle. The type for each spacer location may be determined based on the axial position of the spacer, the characteristics of the spacer type, and the location and coolant characteristics for the particular example fuel bundle including the spacers. Historic performance data for the particular bundle location, predictive modeling, etc. may be used to determine what spacer types at which locations result in the best operating conditions and margins for example fuel bundles.