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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 29, 1996
Gerald Alan Deaver, San Jose, CA (US);
Barry Hal Koepke, San Jose, CA (US);
Frank Ortega, San Jose, CA (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A core spray line assembly for a nuclear reactor is described. In one embodiment, the core spray line assembly includes first and second core spray lines. Each of the core spray lines is substantially located within the reactor pressure vessel and has first and second ends connected to the shroud The first and second core spray lines include an adjustable core spray header and first and second articulating vertical pipe connector. The adjustable core spray header and articulating pipe connectors facilitate fast and easy replacement of existing core spray lines with the present core spray lines.