Patent ID: 8520794

Claim:
A system for facilitating a uniform loading condition for a steam dryer supported by a plurality of support members supporting a steam dryer in a nuclear reactor, comprising: a plurality of devices, each including, an actuator shaped to fit between a corresponding support member and a lower bearing surface of a portion of the dryer and configured to lift the corresponding dryer portion lower bearing surface relative to the support member, a measurement unit corresponding to the corresponding support member configured to measure a displacement value between the corresponding support member and the lower bearing surface of the corresponding dryer portion, a device housing supporting the actuator and measurement unit, and a pair of clamp arms connected to and extending downward from the device housing to a clamping cylinder, the clamping arms, the device housing, and the clamping cylinder defining an opening to receive the corresponding support member through the opening and to fixedly secure the device to the support member in relation to the corresponding dryer portion lower bearing surface.