Westinghouse Electric Corporation

John R Bayless

Homer G Hargrove

Jay T Moore

Edwin G Thompson

An apparatus and method for plugging an access hole in a steam generator, having a shell, a wrapper, and an annulus positioned between the shell and the wrapper, includes attaching a plate, having a first mating connection and at least one aperture, to the wrapper of the steam generator. A plug, having a second mating connection and at least one aperture, is positioned within a bore of the plate. The plug is rotated approximately 90.degree. for engaging the first mating connection of the plate with a second mating connection of the plug and for aligning the aperture of the plug with the aperture of the plate. A sleeve, having a bore therethrough and at least one aperture, is positioned on the plug and the aperture of the sleeve is aligned with the apertures of the plate and the plug. A pin is installed in the aligned apertures of the plate, the plug, and the sleeve. A retaining nut is positioned on the plug after installation of the sleeve.

Nuclear steam generator wrapper closure assembly and method of

A thin wall, generally round wrapper or liner is installed within a heavy wall, rolled heat exchanger shell which has greater out-of-round tolerances than the wrapper and the wrapper is maintained in its round state by utilizing a plurality of different types of jacks disposed adjacent the tube support plates disposed within the wrapper.

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John R Bayless