Means for supporting fuel elements in a nuclear reactor
Abstract
Abstract 1. A GRID STRUCTURE FOR A NUCLEAR REACTOR FUEL ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF CONNECTING MEMBERS FORMING (RESPECTIVE OPENINGS) PERIPHERAL AND INNER FUEL ELEMENT OPENINGS THROUGH EACH OF WHICH OPENINGS AN (WHICH) ELONGATED FUEL (ELEMENTS ARE) ELEMENTS IS ADAPTED TO EXTEND AT LEAST TWO RIGID SPACED PROJECTIONS EXTENDING INTO EACH OF (AT LEAST SOME OF) SAID PERIPHERAL AND INNER (GRID) FUEL ELEMENT OPENING FROM AT LEAST ONE OF SAID MEMBERS, AND AT LEAST ONE RESILIENT MEANS EXTENDING INTO EACH OF SAID (SOME) PERIPHERAL AND INNER OPENINGS FROM AT LEAST ANOTHER OF SAID MEMBERS AND DISPOSED GENERALLY OPPOSITE TO SAID RIGID PROJECTIONS WITH ITS INNERMOST PROTRUSION BEING POSITIONED IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE REGION INTERMEDIATE SAID SPACED PROJECTIONS.
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