US Patent Issued to Framatome on April 8 for "Lower end replacement of a sleeve that lines a CRDM nozzle in a nuclear reactor" (Virginia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,272,464, issued on April 8, was assigned to Framatome Inc. (Lynchburg, Va.).

"Lower end replacement of a sleeve that lines a CRDM nozzle in a nuclear reactor" was invented by Ryan Melcher (Lynchburg, Va.), Joseph Gallagher Baier (Lynchburg, Va.) and James Andrew Spencer (Lynchburg, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for replacing a damaged sleeve lining a tube passing through a nuclear reactor pressure vessel. The damaged sleeve has an end including a radially enlarged end portion for resting on a support section of the tube for retaining the damaged sleeve in the tube. The method includes removing the damaged sleeve from a tube...