Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Nuclear fuel assembly spacer grid and corresponding nuclear fuel assembly
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Application No.: US13822565Application Date: 2012-05-14
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Publication No.: US09793012B2Publication Date: 2017-10-17
- Inventor: Michael Liebler , Dirk Blavius
- Applicant: Michael Liebler , Dirk Blavius
- Applicant Address: FR Courbevoie
- Assignee: AREVA NP
- Current Assignee: AREVA NP
- Current Assignee Address: FR Courbevoie
- Agency: Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC
- Priority: EP11305626 20110520
- International Application: PCT/EP2012/058911 WO 20120514
- International Announcement: WO2012/159916 WO 20121129
- Main IPC: G21C3/356
- IPC: G21C3/356 ; G21C3/352
Abstract:
A nuclear fuel assembly spacer grid defining a lattice of cells for receiving fuel rods is provided. The spacer grid includes a peripheral band composed of at least one peripheral strip delimiting a portion of the peripheral contour of the spacer grid, and at least one spacer grid positioning spring elastically deformable and formed in the peripheral band.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130251089A1 NUCLEAR FUEL ASSEMBLY SPACER GRID AND CORRESPONDING NUCLEAR FUEL ASSEMBLY Public/Granted day:2013-09-26
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