Nuclear reactor support and seismic restraint with in-vessel core retention cooling features
Abstract
A nuclear reactor including a lateral seismic restraint with a vertically oriented pin attached to the lower vessel head and a mating pin socket attached to the floor. Thermally insulating materials are disposed alongside the exterior surface of a lower portion of the reactor pressure vessel including at least the lower vessel head.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- BWXT mPower, Inc., Charlotte, NC (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1417853
- Patent Number(s):
- 9875817
- Application Number:
- 14/299,268
- Assignee:
- BWXT mPower, Inc. (Charlotte, NC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
- DOE Contract Number:
- NE0000583
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2014 Jun 09
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS; 42 ENGINEERING
Citation Formats
Edwards, Tyler A., and Edwards, Michael J. Nuclear reactor support and seismic restraint with in-vessel core retention cooling features. United States: N. p., 2018.
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title = {Nuclear reactor support and seismic restraint with in-vessel core retention cooling features},
author = {Edwards, Tyler A. and Edwards, Michael J.},
abstractNote = {A nuclear reactor including a lateral seismic restraint with a vertically oriented pin attached to the lower vessel head and a mating pin socket attached to the floor. Thermally insulating materials are disposed alongside the exterior surface of a lower portion of the reactor pressure vessel including at least the lower vessel head.},
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