Patent ID: 8045672
Filing Date: 2011-10-25
Classification: G21C,Y02E,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A core spray sparger T-box clamp for a sparger T-box in a shroud of a nuclear reactor pressure vessel, the sparger T-box clamp comprising: an anchor plate configured to be substantially aligned with a closed end of the T-box; a carrier plate slidably secured to an upper section of the anchor plate and configured to be latched to an upper side of the T-box, wherein the carrier plate extends horizontally from the anchor plate and the carrier plate includes a fastener extending downwardly and configured to be latched to the upper side of the T-box; a saddle bracket engaged with a lower section of the anchor plate and configured to be slidably engaged with a lower side of the T-box, wherein the saddle bracket extends horizontally from the anchor plate and the saddle bracket includes a fastener extending upwardly and configured to be latched to the lower side of the T-box and the saddle bracket is separated from the carrier plate by a distance greater than a distance between the upper side and the lower side of the T-box, and a pair of clamp blocks on opposite sides of the anchor plate, slidably secured to the anchor plate and each block configured to be fixed to a respective sparger pipe coupled to the T-box.