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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2004
Applicants:
Guy Gentet, Lyons, FR;
Angelo Beati, Lyons, FR;
Jacques Gauthier, Cailloux-sur-Fontaines, FR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Areva NP, Courbevoie, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 3/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The nuclear fuel assembly means a group of nuclear fuel rods disposed in a substantially regular array together with a support skeleton (), the assembly having: two nozzles; guide tubes interconnecting the nozzles; and spacer grids secured to the guide tubes for holding the rods. The assembly includes at least one support skeleton reinforcing device disposed between two successive spacer grids and secured to guide tubes. The reinforcing device is disposed inside the group of rods and presents a transverse extent that is smaller than the transverse extent of the array of nuclear fuel rods.