CONTROL ROD DRIVE (CRD) TUBES, METHOD OF MANUFACTURE, AND INSTALLATION THEREOF

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20130294566A1
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13864780

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A control rod drive (CRD) tube, its manufacture, and installation in a pressurized water reactor (PWR) is disclosed. The control rod drive tube includes a tube body adapted to penetrate an aperture in the RPV head and an offset flange formed around a circumference of the tube body at a predetermined location along its length. The offset flange increases circumferentially from a first point along the circumference of the tube body to a second point along the circumference of the tube body.

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ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC3420 HILLVIEW AVENUE PALO ALTO CA 94304

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Frederick, Greg Harrisburg, US 4 15
Gandy, David W China Grove, US 5 7

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