Sealed head access area enclosure
Abstract
A liquid-metal-cooled fast breeder power reactor is provided with a sealed head access area enclosure disposed above the reactor vessel head consisting of a plurality of prefabricated structural panels including a center panel removably sealed into position with inflatable seals, and outer panels sealed into position with semipermanent sealant joints. The sealant joints are located in the joint between the edge of the panels and the reactor containment structure and include from bottom to top an inverted U-shaped strip, a lower layer of a room temperature vulcanizing material, a separator strip defining a test space therewithin, and an upper layer of a room temperature vulcanizing material. The test space is tapped by a normally plugged passage extending to the top of the enclosure for testing the seal or introducing a buffer gas thereinto.
- Inventors:
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- Trafford, PA
- Greensburg, PA
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 863030
- Patent Number(s):
- 4078968
- Assignee:
- United States Government as represented by U. S. Department of (Washington, DC)
- 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:
- E(11-1)-2395
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- sealed; head; access; enclosure; liquid-metal-cooled; fast; breeder; power; reactor; provided; disposed; vessel; consisting; plurality; prefabricated; structural; panels; including; center; panel; removably; position; inflatable; seals; outer; semipermanent; sealant; joints; located; joint; edge; containment; structure; bottom; top; inverted; u-shaped; strip; layer; temperature; vulcanizing; material; separator; defining; space; therewithin; upper; tapped; normally; plugged; passage; extending; testing; seal; introducing; buffer; gas; thereinto; buffer gas; power reactor; upper layer; vessel head; reactor containment; containment structure; fast breeder; reactor vessel; inverted u-shaped; passage extending; gas therein; sealed head; cooled fast; inflatable seal; head access; metal-cooled fast; breeder power; liquid-metal-cooled fast; /376/976/
Citation Formats
Golden, Martin P, and Govi, Aldo R. Sealed head access area enclosure. United States: N. p., 1978.
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Golden, Martin P, & Govi, Aldo R. Sealed head access area enclosure. United States.
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"Sealed head access area enclosure". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/863030.
@article{osti_863030,
title = {Sealed head access area enclosure},
author = {Golden, Martin P and Govi, Aldo R},
abstractNote = {A liquid-metal-cooled fast breeder power reactor is provided with a sealed head access area enclosure disposed above the reactor vessel head consisting of a plurality of prefabricated structural panels including a center panel removably sealed into position with inflatable seals, and outer panels sealed into position with semipermanent sealant joints. The sealant joints are located in the joint between the edge of the panels and the reactor containment structure and include from bottom to top an inverted U-shaped strip, a lower layer of a room temperature vulcanizing material, a separator strip defining a test space therewithin, and an upper layer of a room temperature vulcanizing material. The test space is tapped by a normally plugged passage extending to the top of the enclosure for testing the seal or introducing a buffer gas thereinto.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1978},
month = {1}
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