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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2007
William Earl Russell, Ii, Wilmington, NC (US);
Christopher J. Monetta, Wilmington, NC (US);
John D. Fuller, Wilmington, NC (US);
Lukas Trosman, Wilmington, NC (US);
David Grey Smith, Leland, NC (US);
Carlton Wayne Clark, Wilmington, NC (US);
Robert Bryant James, Wilmington, NC (US);
William Earl Russell, II, Wilmington, NC (US);
Christopher J. Monetta, Wilmington, NC (US);
John D. Fuller, Wilmington, NC (US);
Lukas Trosman, Wilmington, NC (US);
David Grey Smith, Leland, NC (US);
Carlton Wayne Clark, Wilmington, NC (US);
Robert Bryant James, Wilmington, NC (US);
GE-HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC, Wilmington, NC (US);
Abstract
A fuel bundle for a nuclear reactor core is provided. The fuel bundle may include a plurality of rods comprised of nuclear fuel rods and/or isotope production rods. Each rod includes a plurality of interconnected rod segments, wherein at least two of the rod segments of at least one rod have different outside diameters. The fuel bundle may additionally include a plurality of rod spacer grids securely retained between axially adjacent, interconnected rod segments. The rod spacer grids interconnected between axially adjacent rod segments form an array of substantially equally spaced rods. The fuel bundle may further include an elongate tubular channel in which the arrayed rods are housed.