Nuclear reactor core support system providing radial and axial support
Abstract
A nuclear reactor core mechanical support bracket is disclosed. The support bracket includes a housing, a spring disposed internally within the housing, a shaft slidingly disposed within the housing, a shaft travel pin, and a flange. The shaft is configured to engage the spring to compress and decompress the spring as the shaft travels in and out of the housing. The shaft travel pin controls the travel of the shaft. The flange is configured to mount the nuclear reactor core mechanical support bracket to a canister of a nuclear reactor. The shaft includes an inset configured to interface with a nuclear reactor core component.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, Cranberry Township, PA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 2222237
- Patent Number(s):
- 11742098
- Application Number:
- 17/156,977
- Assignee:
- Westinghouse Electric Company LLC (Cranberry Township, PA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- NE0008853
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 01/25/2021
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Citation Formats
Aleshin, Yuriy, and Kellner, Stuart. Nuclear reactor core support system providing radial and axial support. United States: N. p., 2023.
Web.
Aleshin, Yuriy, & Kellner, Stuart. Nuclear reactor core support system providing radial and axial support. United States.
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"Nuclear reactor core support system providing radial and axial support". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/2222237.
@article{osti_2222237,
title = {Nuclear reactor core support system providing radial and axial support},
author = {Aleshin, Yuriy and Kellner, Stuart},
abstractNote = {A nuclear reactor core mechanical support bracket is disclosed. The support bracket includes a housing, a spring disposed internally within the housing, a shaft slidingly disposed within the housing, a shaft travel pin, and a flange. The shaft is configured to engage the spring to compress and decompress the spring as the shaft travels in and out of the housing. The shaft travel pin controls the travel of the shaft. The flange is configured to mount the nuclear reactor core mechanical support bracket to a canister of a nuclear reactor. The shaft includes an inset configured to interface with a nuclear reactor core component.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {2023},
month = {8}
}
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