NS SAVANNAH FUEL DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. REFUELING TESTS, PART 1

The purpose of this test was to refine the G.E. fuel bundle with respect to refueling procedures to assure its compatibility with the Babcock & Wilcox Savannah Nuclear Reactor refueling system. Trial insertions of the dummy fuel bundle into a simulated core can, while subjecting the bundle to twist, bow, and eccentricity of the core components, produced hang-up of the operation. Each hangup illustrated a specific defect in the test fuel assembly, and led to a modification of same. At the completion of this test, no hang-ups occurred while subjecting the bundle to excessive bow, twist, and core misalignment. In all cases, the fuel bundle slid in and out of the core with ease.

• Corporate Authors:

  General Electric

  Marine Turbine & Gear Engineer, 1100 Western Ave
  Lynn, MA  United States  01910
• Authors:
  • Johnson, R E
• Publication Date: 1959-9-23

Media Info

• Pagination: 64 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction; Fuel elements; Nuclear powered ships; Nuclear reactors; Refueling
• Old TRIS Terms: Nuclear reactor construction; Nuclear reactor fuel elements
• Subject Areas: Construction; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00026575
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 1 1973 12:00AM