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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2009
Applicants:
Michael T. Kiernan, Wilmington, NC (US);
Michael S. Defilippis, Wilmington, NC (US);
Inventors:
Michael T. Kiernan, Wilmington, NC (US);
Michael S. DeFilippis, Wilmington, NC (US);
Assignee:
Global Nuclear Fuel - Americas, LLC, Wilmington, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 3/30 (2006.01); G21C 19/28 (2006.01); G21C 19/30 (2006.01); G21C 3/00 (2006.01); G21C 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Example embodiments are directed to upper tie plates for debris mitigation and fuel bundles that use the upper tie plates. Example embodiment tie plates may include a plurality of debris capture elements that overlap each other so as to create debris traps for particulate debris that would fall onto the fuel bundle. Example embodiment fuel bundles may use the upper tie plates for debris mitigation.