Fuel bundle has plurality of twisted ribbon fuel rodlets arranged in hexagonal packing or circle packing arrangement in a reactor core encased in a multilayer casing. Arrangement of twisted ribbon fuel rodlets is facilitated by rodlet seating fixture with seating surface having a plurality of protrusions that form a receiving space for ends of the twisted ribbon fuel rodlets. Manufacture of the fuel bundle incorporates fiber manufacturing technologies and, optionally, infiltration of spaces in the reactor core by infiltrant. Twisted ribbon fuel rodlet manufacturing system has sub-systems that impart twist periodicity to extruded ribbons, inspect twisted extruded ribbons, and cut twisted extruded ribbons to length. Inspection sorts twisted ribbon fuel rodlets as well as provides feedback to adjust operation of sub-systems. The fuel bundle (and optional fuel bundle support) can be incorporated into a fuel assembly of nuclear propulsion fission reactor structure of, for example, a nuclear thermal propulsion engine.


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    Titel :

    FUEL BUNDLE WITH TWISTED RIBBON FUEL RODLETS FOR NUCLEAR THERMAL PROPULSION APPLICATIONS, STRUCTURES FOR MANUFACTURE, AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE


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    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2023-09-07


    Medientyp :

    Patent


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch


    Klassifikation :

    IPC:    G21C NUCLEAR REACTORS , Kernreaktoren / B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS / G21D NUCLEAR POWER PLANT , Kernkraftwerke