Abstract: An apparatus is provided for the automatic assembly of nuclear fuel rod bundles in a predetermined coordinate array. Each fuel rod is identified during its travel and positioned according to an identifying code carried on its lower end plug which designates the fuel enrichment and additive level of the rod.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 18, 1985
Date of Patent:
March 17, 1987
Assignee:
General Electric Company
Inventors:
Fred C. Schoenig, Jr., David R. McLemore, Richard G. Patterson, George W. Tunnell