Patent ID: 6064709
Filing Date: 2000-05-16
Classification: G21C,Y02E

Abstract:
A storage rack for nuclear fuel assemblies, comprising a structure delimiting juxtaposed housings, with a substantially square section, according to a regularly distributed system, said structure comprising:main plates disposed parallel to one another according to a constant spacing,spacer plates secured between adjacent main plates and parallel to one another according to said constant spacing, so as to be perpendicular to the main plates and aligned on both sides of the latter, anda base plate secured to at least some of the main plates and spacer plates, perpendicular to these plates,wherein teeth and protrusions formed respectively on two opposite, longest edges of the spacer plates are received in notches cut in the main plates and are provided with grooves suited to trap certain parts of the main plates located between two consecutive notches, in such a manner that the main plates and the spacer plates are secured to one another through mechanical nesting.