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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2003
Applicant:
Michael Liebler-ranzus, Heilsbronn, DE;
Inventor:
Michael Liebler-Ranzus, Heilsbronn, DE;
Assignee:
Areva NP GmbH, Erlangen, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 3/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A spacer for a fuel assembly of a boiling water reactor has a frame formed of outer webs and inner webs disposed crosswise relative each other. Gills are disposed on the exterior of the outer webs. The exterior of the outer webs of the spacer is provided with a plurality of projections in the form of bulges in the wall. The bulges project outwardly by a greater distance than the gills.