Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus and method for removing a dry tube assembly from a nuclear reactor pressure vessel
- Patent Title (中): 从核反应堆压力容器中取出干管组件的装置和方法
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Application No.: US12423661Application Date: 2009-04-14
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Publication No.: US08631563B2Publication Date: 2014-01-21
- Inventor: C. Alan Peet , James E. Burner , Edward L. Chaney , William L. Goldsworth
- Applicant: C. Alan Peet , James E. Burner , Edward L. Chaney , William L. Goldsworth
- Applicant Address: US NC Wilmington
- Assignee: GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC
- Current Assignee: GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Wilmington
- Agency: Parks IP Law LLC
- Agent Stephen J. Terrell
- Main IPC: B23P19/04
- IPC: B23P19/04
Abstract:
An apparatus for removing a dry tube assembly includes a mounting structure configured to mount the apparatus to a top guide of a reactor vessel, a clamping assembly configured to engage the dry tube assembly, and a positioning assembly that is configured to position and rotate the clamping assembly relative to the dry tube assembly. The dry tube assembly is buckled and removed without exercising a joint.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100257716A1 Apparatus and Method for Removing a Dry Tube Assembly From a Nuclear Reactor Pressure Vessel Public/Granted day:2010-10-14
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