Reactor hold-down arrangement
Abstract
A nuclear reactor contains an assembly of moderator blocks, laid end-to-end, one on top of another, and alongside one another, which blocks are restrained by vertical beams at each side of the assembly, fixed horizontal beams surrounding the assembly at the top and bottom and springs connecting the fixed horizontal beams and the ends of the vertical beams in such a way as to permit relatively high expansion midway of the height of the assembly while restricting expansion near the top of the assembly.
- Inventors:
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- Whitehall, PA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Knolls Atomic Power Lab
- OSTI Identifier:
- 862555
- Patent Number(s):
- 3959073
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States Energy (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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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
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31-109-ENG-52
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- reactor; hold-down; arrangement; nuclear; contains; assembly; moderator; blocks; laid; end-to-end; top; alongside; restrained; vertical; beams; fixed; horizontal; surrounding; bottom; springs; connecting; permit; relatively; expansion; midway; height; restricting; near; nuclear reactor; reactor contains; /376/976/
Citation Formats
McCugh, Ralph. Reactor hold-down arrangement. United States: N. p., 1976.
Web.
McCugh, Ralph. Reactor hold-down arrangement. United States.
McCugh, Ralph. Tue .
"Reactor hold-down arrangement". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/862555.
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title = {Reactor hold-down arrangement},
author = {McCugh, Ralph},
abstractNote = {A nuclear reactor contains an assembly of moderator blocks, laid end-to-end, one on top of another, and alongside one another, which blocks are restrained by vertical beams at each side of the assembly, fixed horizontal beams surrounding the assembly at the top and bottom and springs connecting the fixed horizontal beams and the ends of the vertical beams in such a way as to permit relatively high expansion midway of the height of the assembly while restricting expansion near the top of the assembly.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1976},
month = {5}
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