Reactor vessel support system

Patent · Tue Sep 07 00:00:00 EDT 1982

OSTI ID:6469784

Golden, M P; Holley, J C

A reactor vessel support system includes a support ring at the reactor top supported through a box ring on a ledge of the reactor containment. The box ring includes an annular space in the center of its cross-section to reduce heat flow and is keyed to the support ledge to transmit seismic forces from the reactor vessel to the containment structure. A coolant channel is provided at the outside circumference of the support ring to supply coolant gas through the keyways to channels between the reactor vessel and support ledge into the containment space.

• Assignee: Dept. Of Energy
• Patent Number(s): US 4348356
• OSTI ID: 6469784
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 9 May 1980; Other Information: PAT-APPL-148323
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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