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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2009
Applicants:
Michael O. Bausch, Lexington, SC (US);
David C. Crone, Lexington, SC (US);
Randal K. Lincoln, Columbia, SC (US);
Inventors:
Michael O. Bausch, Lexington, SC (US);
David C. Crone, Lexington, SC (US);
Randal K. Lincoln, Columbia, SC (US);
Assignee:
Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, Cranberry Township, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 3/32 (2006.01); G21C 21/00 (2006.01); G21C 19/02 (2006.01); G21C 3/00 (2006.01); G21C 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates generally to nuclear reactors, and more particularly, to nuclear reactors having fuel assemblies that employ support grids. A method of reducing friction and physical contact between a fuel rod and support grid in a nuclear fuel assembly is provided. The method includes applying a lubricant composition to the outer surface of the fuel rod during fuel assembly fabrication and removing the lubricant composition afterward.