Patent ID: 8194815

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a bearing plate configured for providing a barrier between a sparger pipe and a structure, wherein the structure is located within a reactor pressure vessel (RPV) of a nuclear power plant; and wherein the pipe comprises at least a lower lug and an upper lug, both of which are located on an outer diameter of the pipe; a lower section including, a first jacking bolt, a first crimp collar configured to secure a position of the first jacking bolt and to affix the first jacking bolt to a designated position, a first lower surface that integrates with the bearing plate, and a second lower surface configured to hold a portion of the pipe, wherein the second lower surface comprises a lower notch configured to receive and mate with the lower lug; and an upper section slidably connected to the lower section, wherein the upper section includes, a hole, wherein the first jacking bolt is configured to move through the lower section, then the hole, and then terminate at a portion of the bearing plate so as to secure the upper section to the lower section, a first upper surface that integrates with the bearing plate, and a second upper surface that is configured to hold a portion of the pipe, wherein the second upper surface comprises an upper notch that is configured to receive and mate with the upper lug, wherein the bearing plate, the lower section, and the upper section are configured to secure the feedwater sparger pipe, and wherein the lower section and the upper section are configured to cooperatively secure the pipe at a distance from a facing surface of the bearing plate, and to allow for dampening of a vibration experienced by the pipe.