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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 10, 1999
Olov Nylund, Västerås, SE;
Westinghouse Atom AB, Västerås, SE;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a fuel assembly for a light-water reactor with a substantially square cross section wherein the fuel assembly comprises a plurality of fuel rods ( ). The fuel rods ( ) extend between a bottom tie plate ( ) and a top tie plate ( ) and a coolant is adapted to flow upwards through the fuel assembly. At least one of the top tie plates ( ) or the bottom tie plates ( ) comprises flow openings ( ) for the passage of the coolant and side supports ( ) for supporting the fuel rods ( ) in the lateral direction. The side supports ( ) are designed in one and the same sheet-metal piece as the flow openings ( ) and the side supports ( ) are folded substantially 90° in relation to the other structure of the top tie plate ( ) or the bottom tie plate ( ).