Apparatus for servicing a jet pump hold down beam in a nuclear reactor
US4995158A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 8, 1989 |
| Grant date | Feb 26, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 8, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/5383
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Process and apparatus are disclosed for removing and replacing the hold down beams of fluid circulating jet pumps mounted in a nuclear reactor. The disclosed process and apparatus are operable from a position such as the refueling bridge remote from the reactor and while the refueling cavity surrounding the reactor is flooded with moderator fluid.
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