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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2007
Robert B. Elkins, Wilmington, NC (US);
Russell Fawcett, Atkinson, NC (US);
David Smith, Leland, NC (US);
Michael Kiernan, Wilmington, NC (US);
Russell Stachowski, Wilmington, NC (US);
Gerald A. Luciano, Wilmington, NC (US);
Michael S. Defilippis, Wilmington, NC (US);
Carlton Clark, Wilmington, NC (US);
Richard Carl Longren, Wilmington, NC (US);
Robert B. Elkins, Wilmington, NC (US);
Russell Fawcett, Atkinson, NC (US);
David Smith, Leland, NC (US);
Michael Kiernan, Wilmington, NC (US);
Russell Stachowski, Wilmington, NC (US);
Gerald A. Luciano, Wilmington, NC (US);
Michael S. DeFilippis, Wilmington, NC (US);
Carlton Clark, Wilmington, NC (US);
Richard Carl Longren, Wilmington, NC (US);
Global Nuclear Fuel—Americas, LLC, Wilmington, NC (US);
Abstract
A nuclear reactor fuel bundle assembly including: a fuel bundle including an array of fuel rods and water rods mounted in an upper tie plate and housed in walls of a channel, and a pore type debris shield mounted at least partially in the channel, above or below the upper tie plate, the shield extending to or over the walls of the channel, whereby deflecting and/or capturing falling debris from entering the fuel assembly, wherein the shield is design to be durable, yet flexible, and porous.