Nuclear reactor internals alignment configuration
Abstract
An alignment system that employs jacking block assemblies and alignment posts around the periphery of the top plate of a nuclear reactor lower internals core shroud to align an upper core plate with the lower internals and the core shroud with the core barrel. The distal ends of the alignment posts are chamfered and are closely received within notches machined in the upper core plate at spaced locations around the outer circumference of the upper core plate. The jacking block assemblies are used to center the core shroud in the core barrel and the alignment posts assure the proper orientation of the upper core plate. The alignment posts may alternately be formed in the upper core plate and the notches may be formed in top plate.
- Inventors:
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- Greensburg, PA
- Murrysville, PA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Westinghouse Electric Co. LLC (Cranberry Township, PA)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1015157
- Patent Number(s):
- 7,616,728
- Application Number:
- US Patent Application 11/844,614
- Assignee:
- Westinghouse Electric Co. LLC (Cranberry Township, PA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC07-05ID14636
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
Citation Formats
Gilmore, Charles B, and Singleton, Norman R. Nuclear reactor internals alignment configuration. United States: N. p., 2009.
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"Nuclear reactor internals alignment configuration". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1015157.
@article{osti_1015157,
title = {Nuclear reactor internals alignment configuration},
author = {Gilmore, Charles B and Singleton, Norman R},
abstractNote = {An alignment system that employs jacking block assemblies and alignment posts around the periphery of the top plate of a nuclear reactor lower internals core shroud to align an upper core plate with the lower internals and the core shroud with the core barrel. The distal ends of the alignment posts are chamfered and are closely received within notches machined in the upper core plate at spaced locations around the outer circumference of the upper core plate. The jacking block assemblies are used to center the core shroud in the core barrel and the alignment posts assure the proper orientation of the upper core plate. The alignment posts may alternately be formed in the upper core plate and the notches may be formed in top plate.},
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