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AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorGrant Jensen
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A clamp apparatus is provided which is designed to structurally replace a weld that attaches a riser brace assembly to a reactor pressure vessel wall, and a method for repairing the riser brace assembly. The riser brace assembly is designed to support a jet pump in the reactor pressure vessel. The riser brace assembly may include upper and lower riser brace leaves connected to a reactor pressure vessel pad on the wall. The clamp apparatus may include a first clamp component including a central extension portion, and a second clamp component including a slot portion. The central extension and slot portions may be engaged to provide alignment between the first and second clamp components between the upper and lower riser brace leaves of the riser brace assembly.
A clamp apparatus for repairing a riser brace assembly in a nuclear reactor, the riser brace assembly having upper and lower riser brace leaves connected to a reactor pressure vessel pad on a wall of the nuclear reactor, comprising:
A method of installing a clamp apparatus at an interface of a reactor vessel pad on a wall of a nuclear reactor with a riser brace assembly supporting a jet pump in a nuclear reactor, the riser brace assembly having upper and lower riser brace leaves, comprising:
A clamp apparatus for structurally replacing a defective weld used to attach one of an upper and a lower riser brace leaf of a riser brace assembly to a reactor vessel pad in a nuclear reactor, comprising:
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