[en] A fuel assembly spacer grid is described which uses a combination of resilient and rigid protrusions to hold the fuel rods in place. The rigid protrusions are located only on the peripheral band of the spacer grid and in certain other specified parts of the grid. (LL)
12 Aug 1980; 30 p; CA PATENT DOCUMENT 1083730/A/; Available from Micromedia Ltd., 165 Hotel de Ville, Hull, Quebec, Canada J8X 3X2; U.S. pat. appl. 757723.