Rotating Reactor Vessel Stud Racks

QEP has designed and built Reactor Vessel stud racks with a heavy-duty "lazy susan" swivel bearing design that allows for easier loading and unloading of reactor vessel studs.

The design allows the following stud manipulation improvements:

• When located on a reasonably level floor, a fully loaded stud rack can be rotated manually.

• The design allows easier loading and unloading with the limited motion range of most RV head mounted stud hoists.

• Each stud rack can accommodate the weight of nine (9), 7" diameter x 57" long studs with nuts and washers.

• The stud rack is designed with a four-point lift arrangement to eliminate concerns about a "single lift point failure" scenario.

• The rack design incorporates easily replaced engineering plastic upper guides and lower stud support pads.

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