Fuel assembly spacer

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 4579711
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06464478

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A spacer for supporting a plurality of fuel rods forming a nuclear fuel assembly. The spacer comprises a peripheral band surrounding a bundle of the fuel rods and a plurality of spacer framework units, each holding therein one fuel rod. The spacer framework units are welded or brazed to the peripheral band so as to be arranged inside the peripheral band. Spring members are integrally formed on each of the spacer framework units. The spacer framework units, the spring members and the peripheral band are made of a zirconium alloy containing 5-25% by weight niobium and 0.1-1% by weight chromium and/or iron.

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JAPAN NUCLEAR CYCLE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTEIBARAKI IBARAKI

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Domoto, Kazushige Ibaraki, JP 2 25
Hayashi, Kiyozumi Toride, JP 2 25
Mishima, Yoshitsugu Tokyo, JP 1 19
Takahashi, Naoaki Hiratsuka, JP 1 19

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