Patent ID: 8714187
Filing Date: 2014-05-06
Classification: F16L,G21C,Y02E,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A retention apparatus structured to be cooperable with a brace element and a flow element of a nuclear reactor system to resist movement of the flow element, the retention apparatus comprising: a wedge element having a first surface and a second surface oriented oblique to one another, the wedge element being structured to be movable in an engagement direction to cause at least one of the first and second surfaces to engage at least one of the flow element and the brace element; an engagement assembly engaged with the wedge element and being structured to be engaged with at least one of the brace element and the flow element, the engagement assembly comprising a deflectable element that is structured to be in a deflected state and to apply a retention force in the engagement direction to the wedge element when the engagement assembly is engaged with the at least one of the brace element and the flow element.