Transportable monitoring system

Nguyen, Ky Duc

Title: Transportable monitoring system

Abstract

A system for monitoring a reactor module housed in a reactor bay may include a mounting structure and one or more extendable attachment mechanisms connected to the mounting structure. Additionally, one or more monitoring devices may be operably coupled to the one or more extendable attachment mechanism, and the one or more extendable attachment mechanisms may be configured to selectively position the one or more monitoring devices at varying distances from a wall of the reactor bay to place the one or monitoring devices in proximity to the reactor module.

Inventors:: Nguyen, Ky Duc

Issue Date:: 2019-08-27

Research Org.:: NuScale Power, LLC, Corvallis, OR (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1576415

Patent Number(s):: 10395785

Application Number:: 14/712,507

Assignee:: NuScale Power, LLC (Corvallis, OR)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21D - NUCLEAR POWER PLANT

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

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G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21D - NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
G21D3/10 - by a combination of a variable derived from neutron flux with other controlling variables, e.g. derived from temperature, cooling flow, pressure

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
Y02E30/30 - Nuclear fission reactors

G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
G21C19/20 - Arrangements for introducing objects into the pressure vessel
G21C17/104 - Measuring reactivity
G21C17/112 - Measuring temperature
G21C17/022 - for monitoring liquid coolants or moderators
G21C17/003 - Remote inspection of vessels, e.g. pressure vessels
G21C17/108 - Measuring reactor flux
G21C17/06 - Devices or arrangements for monitoring or testing fuel or fuel elements outside the reactor core, e.g. for burn-up, for contamination
G21C17/01 - Inspection of the inner surfaces of vessels

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
Y02E30/00 - Energy generation of nuclear origin

G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
G21C17/02 - Devices or arrangements for monitoring coolant or moderator
G21C17/00 - Monitoring
G21C17/013 - Inspection vehicles
G21C17/007 - Inspection of the outer surfaces of vessels

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DOE Contract Number:: NE0000633

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2015 May 14

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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