Fuel Assembly
    1.
    发明公开
    Fuel Assembly 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230386687A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-30

    申请号:US18139519

    申请日:2023-04-26

    申请人: Hitachi, Ltd.

    IPC分类号: G21C3/10

    CPC分类号: G21C3/10

    摘要: A fuel assembly according to the present invention includes an end plug disposed on both upper and lower end portions of a fuel rod, and a tie plate that supports at least an upper portion of the end plug. The end plug includes a plurality of support protrusions on a surface of the end plug, and a closed-loop spring having a portion that is inserted through an opening portion formed in the end plug and is stored in a single space formed in the end plug, and a remaining portion protruding to the outside of the end plug. The end plug is supported by the plurality of support protrusions and the closed-loop spring in a state in which the plurality of support protrusions and the closed-loop spring are in contact with an inner wall of an insertion hole formed in the tie plate.

    Fuel Assembly
    2.
    发明申请
    Fuel Assembly 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20170337993A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-11-23

    申请号:US15536581

    申请日:2015-12-04

    申请人: Hitachi, Ltd.

    IPC分类号: G21C3/33 G21C5/06 G21C7/08

    摘要: It is possible to achieve self-support of the fuel assembly without an upper grid plate when the fuel assembly is mounted or replaced, and it is also possible to prevent the fuel assembly from floating during a reactor operation. According to the present invention, the lower portion of the lower tie plate 7 as a part of the fuel assembly 3, which is inserted into the fuel support 9, extends, and a stable member 21 is provided around the extension portion 20, and thereby it is possible to achieve the self-support of the fuel assembly without the upper grid plate. In addition, since an increase in a weight due to extension of the lower portion of the lower tie plate 7 can prevent the floating during the reactor operation, a floating preventing mechanism using the upper grid plate is not necessary. Hence, it is possible to achieve the self-support of the fuel assembly without an upper grid plate when the fuel assembly is mounted or replaced, and it is also possible to prevent the fuel assembly from floating during the reactor operation.