Patent ID: 8588361

Claim:
A device for supporting nuclear fuel plates with a longitudinal axis including: a bottom forming a lower longitudinal end of the supporting device, and a lid forming an upper longitudinal end of the supporting device, a central connector and peripheral connectors connecting the bottom and the lid to each other, a plurality of upper means for supporting the plates attached to the lid, each upper supporting means having at least one tooth configured to elastically support an upper longitudinal end of a plate in the direction of the width of the plate and configured to enable free deformation of the upper longitudinal end of the plate in the direction of the thickness of plate, a plurality of lower means for supporting the plates attached to the bottom, and each lower supporting means having at least one tooth configured to elastically support an upper longitudinal end of a plate in the direction of the width of the plate and configured to enable movement of the lower longitudinal end of the plate in the direction of the thickness of the plate.