BWR fuel assembly spacer from ASEA-Atom

Artifact Number:

2019-119

Description

A spacer used in the assembly of uranium fuel elements for the Boiling Water Reactors (BWR) used in a number of Westinghouse nuclear generating sites.  The spacer and the fuels are produced by the Allmanna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget (ASEA-ATOM) organization located in Vasteras, Sweden. The open-mesh spacer has a 6 cm square cross-section and is 5 cm in length.

Details

Keywords:
water moderated reactors; fuel element clusters
Date:
1987
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