Combustion Engineering, Inc.

Westinghouse Electric Company LLC

Ce Nuclear Power LLC

Edward G Sirica

Frank J Formanek

Edward F Lamoureux

Francis X McDonald

Deva R Chari

Scott A Kendrick

Peter Leombruni

A position verification apparatus comprising a movable member disposed within and movable with respect to a housing containing the movable member, a means for generating a magnetic field within the housing, a first magnetically responsive means for sensing the position of the movable member and outputting a signal indicative of the position of the movable member, a second magnetically responsive means for sensing the presence of the movable member and outputting a signal indicative of the position of the movable member and a means for comparing the signal output from the first magnetically responsive means and the signal output from the second magnetically responsive means.

Control element assembly position verification apparatus

A nozzle cap for sealing a nozzle which penetrates a nuclear reactor vessel, and a method of using such, is provided, and includes a closure portion suitable for closing an open end of the nozzle under pressure associated with the nuclear reactor vessel, a skirt portion that is cylindrically formed beneath the closure portion, a flexible element that is secured to the skirt portion and may include concave portions to accommodate vibration movements between the nozzle and the nozzle cap, and a weldment lip that is secured to the flexible element, and welded to the nozzle.

Nozzle cap for sealing a nozzle by welding with a flexible element and

A nuclear power plant fuel transfer tube quick operating remote closure device (10) comprised of a reducing ring (20) and a cover assembly (60). The reducing ring (20) is bolted to the transfer tube housing flange (12). Rotation of a chuck key advances jaws on the cover assembly (60) which feed closure latches (78) into a groove (40) on the reducing ring (20). The upper surface (80) of each latch (78) has a bevelled surface (82) corresponding to a bevelled surface (42) of the groove (40). As the latches (78) engage the groove bevelled surface (42), the entire cover assembly (60) is uniformly drawn toward the reducing ring (20). Machined seal faces (13, 30, 44, 68) and O rings (36, 74) provide a fluid and air tight seal between the transfer tube housing flange (12) and the sealing ring (20) and between the cover assembly (60) and the sealing ring (20). Belleville springs (86) in the latch assemblies (64) allow the latches (78) to move independently as they engage the reducing ring (20), provide a latch preload to compensate for the effects of differential thermal expansion, and allow the cover assembly (60) to be installed simply by turning the mechanical actuator (62) until it is hardstopped.

Fuel transfer tube quick operating remote closure device

A tool 10 for creating a standard repeatable impact on a nuclear steam supply system (NSSS) structure to determine the response of an accelerometer to the impact of a known energy at a predetermined location on the structure. The tool 10 includes a barrel 12 and a spring 30 which biases a ram 20 reciprocally mounted in the barrel and driven by cam plates 66 and 68 on shaft 60. A flange 28 on ram 20 compresses spring 30 and upon movement of follower 72 to a maximum radial distance from shaft 60, the follower 72 drops down step 70 on the cam surface to allow spring 30 to uncompress and project ram 20 out of the barrel such that end 22 of the ram creates a standard impact on the NSSS structure. A hand crank drives shaft 60. A dampening spring 78 assists in the rebound of the ram 20.

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East Hartford, CT, United States of America

Edward G Sirica