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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2017
Filed:
May. 10, 2012
Applicants:
Robert Koch, Hochstadt, DE;
Otmar Bender, Weinsendorf, DE;
Inventors:
Robert Koch, Hochstadt, DE;
Otmar Bender, Weinsendorf, DE;
Assignee:
AREVA NP, Courbevoie, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 3/328 (2006.01); G21C 3/322 (2006.01); G21C 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 3/328 (2013.01); G21C 1/084 (2013.01); G21C 3/322 (2013.01); Y02E 30/31 (2013.01); Y02E 30/38 (2013.01);
Abstract
A nuclear fuel assembly having varying spacing between fuel rods is provided. The nuclear fuel assembly includes a bundle of fuel rods. The fuel rods are arranged in a first lattice with a non-uniform pitch between the fuel rods in the lowermost section of the fuel assembly and in a second lattice with a uniform pitch between the fuel rods in the uppermost section of the fuel assembly.