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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 1994
Filed:
Mar. 11, 1993
James K Sawabe, San Jose, CA (US);
General Electric Company, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A head for closing a nuclear reactor pressure vessel shell includes an arcuate dome having an integral head flange which includes a mating surface for sealingly mating with the shell upon assembly therewith. The head flange includes an internal passage extending therethrough with a first port being disposed on the head mating surface. A vent line includes a proximal end disposed in flow communication with the head internal passage, and a distal end disposed in flow communication with the inside of the dome for channeling a fluid therethrough. The vent line is fixedly joined to the dome and is carried therewith when the head is assembled to and disassembled from the shell.