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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2009
William Dale Jones, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Mark Broaddus, Rohnert Park, CA (US);
Miguel Zamarripa, Aguascalientes, MX;
Jamie Magdaleno, Aguascalientes, MX;
William Dale Jones, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Mark Broaddus, Rohnert Park, CA (US);
Miguel Zamarripa, Aguascalientes, MX;
Jamie Magdaleno, Aguascalientes, MX;
GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC, Wilmington, NC (US);
Abstract
An assembly adapted to access a weld extending circumferentially around a core shroud of a nuclear reactor, wherein the core shroud is contained in a pressure vessel reactor, the assembly including: a baffle plate rail having a lower surface adapted to abut a baffle plate in a gap between the core shroud and the pressure vessel reactor; a telescoping rail slidably coupled to an upper region of the baffle plate rail, and a reciprocating rail slidably coupled to an upper region of the telescoping rail, wherein the reciprocating rail includes at least one of a weld conditioning tool, a weld inspection sensor and a weld repair device.