ASSEMBLY FRAME FOR NUCLEAR FUEL WITH GUIDE TUBES AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME

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APP PUB NO 20020015465A1
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09269309

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A nuclear fuel assembly skeleton having a top nozzle and a bottom nozzle (10) interconnected by guide tubes (16) designed to receive control cluster rods and each containing, at its bottom end, a tubular cartridge (20), each of said tubes being provided with a bottom plug (22) that bears against the bottom nozzle (10) and that is pierced by a hole for passing a fixing screw (26). The cartridge (20) includes a bottom plug (28) bearing against the guidetube plug (22) and in that the facing faces of the two plugs (22, 28) present axial projections that co-operate with one another to lock the two plugs against relative rotation once said screw (26) has been screwed into a tapped hole (32) in the cartridge plug (28).

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FRAMATOMEFRANCE FAVERGES HAUTE-SAVOIE
COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES MATIERES NUCLEAIRESFRENCH VELIZY - VERAKU BLIGH

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BROSSET, ALAIN FONTAINES SAINT-MARTIN, FR 2 8

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