US Patent:
20050238131, Oct 27, 2005
Inventors:
Patrick Hellandbrand - East Hartford CT, US
Michael Martin - Simsbury CT, US
Richard Broders - Granby CT, US
International Classification:
G21C017/00
Abstract:
A lowermost grid for a nuclear fuel cell includes a grid insert secured therein. The grid insert is a tube having an inwardly projecting retention lip at its lower end. The lowermost grid is secured to a lower nozzle by a mechanical fastener passing through a hole in the lower nozzle, through the grid insert's lower end, where it engages a guide tube, thereby sandwiching the retention lip between the guide tube's end fitting and the lower nozzle. A method of securing the lowermost grid to the lower nozzle is also provided.