Patent ID: 11887739
Assignee: BWXT MPOWER, INC.
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  Y | IPC G

Claim 6:
7. An apparatus comprising:
a fuel assembly having a control rod assembly (CRA) inserted therein;
a lifting tool configured to interact with the fuel assembly to remove the fuel assembly from a reactor core of a nuclear reactor, the lifting tool including:
an upper end configured for attachment with a crane; and
a plurality of downwardly extending elements surrounding an open central region disposed below the upper end, lower ends of the downwardly extending elements having a rotatable portion configured to lock with respective mating features projecting from an upper nozzle plate of the nuclear fuel assembly;
wherein the lifting tool is configured to vertically overlap the CRA when the lifting tool is connected to the fuel assembly, and wherein the apparatus is configured for removing the fuel assembly from the reactor core while leaving the CRA inserted in the fuel assembly.