G - Physics – 21 – C
Patent
G - Physics
21
C
359/87
G21C 19/00 (2006.01) G21C 19/07 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 1090014
SWIVEL BASE FOR FUEL ASSEMBLY STORAGE ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A nuclear fuel assembly storage rack having a swivel base consisting of a plurality of plates with a hard ball centered and captured between the plates. The bottom base plate is fixed to the bottom of the storage rack and the top base plate has pins for locating the bottom nozzle of the fuel assembly Since the top of the fuel assembly is clamped in the storage rack, the swivel base allows the fuel assembly to seek a position that minimizes torsional and bending stresses in the fuel assembly.
293549
Mcconnell And Fox
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
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