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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2010
Applicants:
Jens Schäfer, Erlangen, DE;
Juris Kronenberg, Erlangen, DE;
Inventors:
Jens Schäfer, Erlangen, DE;
Juris Kronenberg, Erlangen, DE;
Assignee:
AREVA NP, Courbevoie, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 3/34 (2006.01); G21C 3/33 (2006.01); G21C 3/322 (2006.01); G21C 1/08 (2006.01); G21C 3/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 3/3305 (2013.01); G21C 3/322 (2013.01); G21C 1/084 (2013.01); G21C 3/3206 (2013.01); Y02E 30/31 (2013.01); Y02E 30/38 (2013.01);
Abstract
A nuclear fuel assembly for a boiling water reactor is provided. The nuclear fuel assembly includes a base, a head and a bundle of full length fuel rods and partial length fuel rods. The bundle extends longitudinally between the base and the head, at least one partial length fuel rod having a lower end received in a housing provided in the base and delimited by a closed bottom larger than the lower end. The housing is further delimited by a peripheral wall surrounding the lower end and the partial length fuel rod rests freely on the bottom.