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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2007
Filed:
May. 14, 2004
Applicants:
Eric R. Willis, San Jose, CA (US);
Sampath Ranganath, San Jose, CA (US);
Paul Van Diemen, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Inventors:
Eric R. Willis, San Jose, CA (US);
Sampath Ranganath, San Jose, CA (US);
Paul Van Diemen, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a method for sealing a hollow, elongate member within a reactor pressure vessel of a nuclear reactor, a section of the elongate member may be removed to separate the elongate member into an upper portion and a lower portion with an opening there between. The lower portion may be attached to a surface of the reactor pressure vessel in-situ, so as to seal off a potential leakage path through the elongate member.