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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 1987
Filed:
Apr. 05, 1984
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joseph Leclercq, Saint Didier au Mont D'or, FR;
Michel Bonnamour, Lyons, FR;
Assignee:
Fragema, Courbevoie, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
376364 ; 376178 ;
Abstract
A hold down device for a nuclear reactor of the type in which a plurality of assemblies are disposed between an upper plate and a lower plate, which hold down device comprises a member having at least two resilient means, for example leaf springs which, when the device is placed between the top of a first fuel assembly and the upper plate, and downward pressure is applied to the member, are applied against fuel assemblies adjacent the first fuel assembly.