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Roof reflector for a gas-cooled pebble-bed reactor and process for the disassembly of the roof reflector

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OSTI ID:5853648

The invention concerns a roof reflector suspended from the thermal cover shield of a gas-cooled pebble-bed reactor with a plurality of passages for absorber rods arranged in a triangular lattice, and with channels for the passage of the cooling gas. The roof reflector comprises a plurality of essentially hexagonal graphite blocks arranged in several layers to form vertical, closely-adjacent columns. A process for the disassembly of the roof reflector is further provided.

Assignee:
Hochtemperatur-Reaktorbau Gmbh (Germany, Federal Republic of)
Patent Number(s):
US 4290852
OSTI ID:
5853648
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English