Nuclear fuel assembly end cap arrangement
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United States of America Patent
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Jan 26, 2006
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Jul 20, 2004
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Jul 20, 2004
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Abstract
A method and arrangement to control fuel material debris originating from a fuel assembly for a dry storage system wherein the method includes providing a damaged boiling water reactor nuclear fuel assembly, providing a bottom end cap configured to fit on a bottom of a boiling water reactor nuclear fuel assembly, inserting the bottom end cap into the damaged boiling water reactor nuclear fuel assembly such that the bottom end cap prevents debris from inside the damaged nuclear fuel assembly from leaving the bottom of the fuel assembly, providing a top end cap configured to fit on a top of the boiling water reactor nuclear fuel assembly, and inserting the top end cap into the top of the damaged boiling water reactor nuclear fuel assembly such that the top end cap prevents debris from inside the damaged nuclear fuel assembly from leaving the top of the fuel assembly.
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