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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2023
Filed:
May. 23, 2022
Bwxt Mpower, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Roger D. Ridgeway, Lynchburg, VA (US);
Jeffrey W. Austin, Evington, VA (US);
Jeffrey T. Lee, Forest, VA (US);
BWXT mPower, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
A spacer grid welding fixture comprises a frame sized to receive an assembled spacer grid comprising a first set of parallel straps and a second set of parallel straps oriented orthogonally to the first set of parallel straps, the first and second sets of parallel straps interlocked together by slots cut into the straps. A first set of grid engagement bars is placed on a first side of the spacer grid with each grid engagement bar arranged parallel with the straps of the first set of parallel straps and engaging the straps of the second set of parallel straps. A second set of grid engagement bars is placed on an opposite second side of the spacer grid with each grid engagement bar arranged parallel with the straps of the second set of parallel straps and engaging the straps of the first set of parallel straps.