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Clas-Goran Wiktor

Olov Nylund

Dietmar Wolfram

Mahdi Majed

Ragnar Mangnsson

Ingmar Andersson

The invention relates to a fuel assembly (1) and a spacer (7) for a nuclear reactor wherein the spacer comprises a plurality of cells (9) for retaining and mutually fixing parallel elongated elements (3, 8) extending through the cells to form a bundle in the fuel assembly. The cells are tubular and internally provided with four elongated, non-independently resilient supports (10), formed in the sleeve material, or with two elongated, non-independently resilient supports (10), formed in the sleeve material, and two independently resilient supports (16), wherein the supports are intended to provide an all-sided positioning of the elongated element. (FIG. 2)

Fuel assembly and spacer for a nuclear reactor

A spacer for a nuclear reactor fuel assembly includes a cell-formed lattice-work for retaining parallel, elongated elements such as fuel rods (4) into a bundle of substantially square cross section. The cells are formed from tubular, preferably round sleeves (1). Each one of these offers a passage for one of the elements for mutually fixing these elements. Each spacer is formed from two sub-spacers (5) somewhat spaced-apart from each other in the longitudinal direction of the bundle. A first sub-spacer in a pair fixes elements lying substantially on one side of a diagonal through the bundle, and a second sub-spacer fixes the other elements such that elements passing through the sleeves (1) of the first sub-spacer pass, possibly with some exception, at the side of the sleeves in the second sub-spacer and vice versa.

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