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Title: Nuclear reactor control apparatus

Abstract

Nuclear reactor core safety rod release apparatus comprises a control rod having a detent notch in the form of an annular peripheral recess at its upper end, a control rod support tube for raising and lowering the control rod under normal conditions, latches pivotally mounted on the control support tube with free ends thereof normally disposed in the recess in the control rod, and cam means for pivoting the latches out of the recess in the control rod when a scram condition occurs. One embodiment of the invention comprises an additional magnetically-operated latch for releasing the control rod under two different conditions, one involving seismic shock.

Inventors:
 [1]
  1. Cupertino, CA
Issue Date:
OSTI Identifier:
864760
Patent Number(s):
4412968
Application Number:
06/297,308
Assignee:
Sridhar; Bettadapur N. (Cupertino, CA)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
nuclear; reactor; control; apparatus; core; safety; rod; release; comprises; detent; notch; form; annular; peripheral; recess; upper; support; tube; raising; lowering; normal; conditions; latches; pivotally; mounted; free; normally; disposed; means; pivoting; scram; condition; occurs; embodiment; additional; magnetically-operated; latch; releasing; involving; seismic; shock; pivotally mounted; seismic shock; rod support; release apparatus; support tube; reactor control; safety rod; control rod; apparatus comprises; nuclear reactor; reactor core; control apparatus; apparatus comprise; rod release; normally disposed; normal conditions; normal condition; condition occurs; additional magnet; additional magnetic; /376/138/976/

Citation Formats

Sridhar, Bettadapur N. Nuclear reactor control apparatus. United States: N. p., 1983. Web.
Sridhar, Bettadapur N. Nuclear reactor control apparatus. United States.
Sridhar, Bettadapur N. Tue . "Nuclear reactor control apparatus". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/864760.
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year = {Tue Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1983},
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