Method for housing nuclear reactor modules

Keller, Michael; Snuggerud, Ross I.

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Title: Method for housing nuclear reactor modules

Abstract

An in-core instrumentation system for a reactor module includes a plurality of in-core instruments connected to a containment vessel and a reactor pressure vessel at least partially located within the containment vessel. A reactor core is housed within a lower head that is removably attached to the reactor pressure vessel, and lower ends of the in-core instruments are located within the reactor core. The in-core instruments are configured such that the lower ends are concurrently removed from the reactor core as a result of removing the lower head from the reactor pressure vessel.

Inventors:: Keller, Michael; Snuggerud, Ross I.

Issue Date:: 2022-01-04

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

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1892509

Patent Number(s):: 11217352

Application Number:: 16/599,758

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

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS

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 G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
G21C1/08 - moderator being highly pressurised, e.g. boiling water reactor, integral super-heat reactor, pressurised water reactor
G21C1/32 - Integral reactors, i.e. reactors wherein parts functionally associated with the reactor but not essential to the reaction, e.g. heat exchangers, are disposed inside the enclosure with the core
G21C13/02 - Details
G21C17/10 - Structural combination of fuel element, control rod, reactor core, or moderator structure with sensitive instruments, e.g. for measuring radioactivity, strain
G21C19/02 - Details of handling arrangements
G21C19/07 - Storage racks
G21C19/18 - Apparatus for bringing fuel elements to the reactor charge area, e.g. from a storage place
G21C19/20 - Arrangements for introducing objects into the pressure vessel
G21C19/32 - Apparatus for removing radioactive objects or materials from the reactor discharge area, e.g. to a storage place

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

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DOE Contract Number:: NE0000633

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 10/11/2019

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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