Restraints are defined in the global coordinate system. So axial stiffness must be associated with either X, Y, or Z depending on the orientation of the nozzle.

In your example above (normal nozzle where the axial stiffness aligns with the radial direction), that could be Kx of the nozzle is in the X direction, or Kz if the nozzle is in the Z direction.
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