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Reactor pressure vessel vented head

Patent ·
OSTI ID:869123
A head for closing a nuclear reactor pressure vessel shell includes an arcuate dome having an integral head flange which includes a mating surface for sealingly mating with the shell upon assembly therewith. The head flange includes an internal passage extending therethrough with a first port being disposed on the head mating surface. A vent line includes a proximal end disposed in flow communication with the head internal passage, and a distal end disposed in flow communication with the inside of the dome for channeling a fluid therethrough. The vent line is fixedly joined to the dome and is carried therewith when the head is assembled to and disassembled from the shell.
Research Organization:
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Sponsoring Organization:
United States Department of Energy
DOE Contract Number:
AC03-90SF18495
Assignee:
General Electric Company (San Jose, CA)
Patent Number(s):
US 5278876
OSTI ID:
869123
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English