Strip for a nuclear fuel assembly spacer grid

摘要

The strip (16) is of the type comprising a wall portion (20) for delimiting a cell (18) with interlaced strips (16), a spring (22) formed in the strip (16) and provided on the wall portion (20) for biasing a fuel rod (4) extending through the cell (18) away from the wall portion (20), the spring (22) comprising a cantilevered tab (36) formed in the strip (16) and a contact portion (38) formed at least partially in the tab (36) and protruding from the tab (36) for contacting a fuel rod (4) received in the cell (18).