Lateral restraint assembly for reactor core

Patent · Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:865893

Gorholt, Wilhelm ^[1]; Luci, Raymond K ^[2]

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1. San Diego, CA
2. Del Mar, CA

A restraint assembly for use in restraining lateral movement of a reactor core relative to a reactor vessel wherein a plurality of restraint assemblies are interposed between the reactor core and the reactor vessel in circumferentially spaced relation about the core. Each lateral restraint assembly includes a face plate urged against the outer periphery of the core by a plurality of compression springs which enable radial preloading of outer reflector blocks about the core and resist low-level lateral motion of the core. A fixed radial key member cooperates with each face plate in a manner enabling vertical movement of the face plate relative to the key member but restraining movement of the face plate transverse to the key member in a plane transverse to the center axis of the core. In this manner, the key members which have their axes transverse to or subtending acute angles with the direction of a high energy force tending to move the core laterally relative to the reactor vessel restrain such lateral movement.

• Research Organization: GA TECHNOLOGIES INC
• DOE Contract Number: AT03-76SF70046
• Assignee: GA Technologies Inc. (San Diego, CA)
• Patent Number(s): US 4596689
• OSTI ID: 865893
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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lateral
restraint
assembly
reactor
core
restraining
movement
relative
vessel
plurality
assemblies
interposed
circumferentially
spaced
relation
plate
urged
outer
periphery
compression
springs
enable
radial
preloading
reflector
blocks
resist
low-level
motion
fixed
key
cooperates
manner
enabling
vertical
transverse
plane
center
axis
axes
subtending
acute
angles
direction
energy
force
tending
move
laterally
restrain
acute angle
spaced relation
circumferentially spaced
outer periphery
reactor vessel
reactor core
lateral movement
center axis
restraint assembly
acute angles
vertical movement
lateral restraint
restraining lateral
reflector blocks
compression spring
lateral motion
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