Fuel subassembly for a liquid-metalcooled,fast breeder reactor
Abstract
Abstract D R A W I N G A FAST REACTOR INCLUDES A PLURALITY OF FUEL SUBASEMBLIES ARRANGED SO THAT THE UPPER ENDS ARE FURTHER APART THAN ARE THE LOWER ENDS. EACH FUEL SUBASSEMBLY INCLUDES A BUNDLE OF SLENDER, ELONGATED CYLINDRICAL FUEL PINS WHICH ARE INCLINED IN CONICAL ARRAY OVER THAT PART OF THE PINS WHICH CONTAINS THE FUEL AND WHICH ARE PARALLEL OVER THAT PART OF THE PINS WHICH CONTAINS A FISSION-GAS PLENUM. THE FUEL PINS ARE SPACED FROM EACH OTHER AND FROM THE WALLS OF THE SHROUD SURROUNDING THE BUNDLE OF FUEL PINS BY SPACER WIRES WHICH ARE OF GRADUALLY INCREASING CROSS SECTION FROM THE BOTTOM TO THE TOP OF THAT PART OF THE FUEL PIN CONTAINING THE FUEL AND ARE OF UNIFORM CROSS SECTION OVER THAT PORTION OF THE FUEL PIN CONTAINING THE FISSION-GAS PLENUMS.
Inventors
- 👤 Marlyn T Jakub
- 👤 Galen M Hesson
- 👤 Andy J Anthony
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