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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2018
Filed:
May. 18, 2012
Michael Liebler, Heilsbronn, DE;
Bernd Dressel, Erlangen, DE;
Kevin Elliott, Benton City, WA (US);
William D. Bishop, West Richland, WA (US);
Jeffrey C. Morris, Kennewick, WA (US);
Michael Liebler, Heilsbronn, DE;
Bernd Dressel, Erlangen, DE;
Kevin Elliott, Benton City, WA (US);
William D. Bishop, West Richland, WA (US);
Jeffrey C. Morris, Kennewick, WA (US);
AREVA NP, Courbevoie, FR;
Abstract
The strip is of the type comprising a wall portion for delimiting a cell with interlaced strips, a spring formed in the strip and provided on the wall portion for biasing a fuel rod extending through the cell away from the wall portion, the spring comprising a cantilevered tab formed in the strip and a contact portion formed at least partially in the tab and protruding from the tab for contacting a fuel rod received in the cell.