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IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO MODERATOR AND REFLECTOR STRUCTURES FOR NUCLEAR REACTORS

Patent ·
OSTI ID:4098430

A reactor moderator and reflector structure restraint member is designed so that sudden and transient horizontai forces as on a ship will not upset the reactor. A modification of the invention disclosed in Patent Serial No. 782,922, the member imposes restraint on the structure by means of a series of elastic bands around the structure, the bands being axially keyed to a restraint cylinder surrounding the structure so that radial growth and differential expansion of the structure are accommodated but no tilting due to horizontal forces occurs. Drawings are included for a graphite moderator and reflector structure. (D.L.C.)

Research Organization:
Originating Research Org. not identified
NSA Number:
NSA-15-008372
OSTI ID:
4098430
Report Number(s):
GB 855358
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Language:
English

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