Bundle retention clip, fuel assembly including the same, and method of assembling fuel assembly

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9159460
APP PUB NO 20130077732A1
SERIAL NO

13241809

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A fuel assembly may include a channel nosepiece; a lower tie plate positioned above the channel nosepiece; and at least one bundle retention clip connected to the channel nosepiece and the lower tie plate and configured to resist movement of the lower tie plate away from the channel nosepiece.

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GLOBAL NUCLEAR FUELS - AMERICAS LLC3901 CASTLE HAYNE ROAD WILMINGTON NC 28401

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Higgins, Russell P Wilmington, US 7 33

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