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.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 8, 1989
Date of Patent:
February 26, 1991
Assignee:
Westinghouse Electric Corp.
Inventors:
David A. Howell, Jeffrey E. Hydeman, Jeffrey L. Slater, Richard J. Bodnar, Leonard R. Golick, Robert S. Sekera, Charles H. Roth, Jr.