Nuclear core positioning system
Abstract
A structural support system for the core of a nuclear reactor which achieves relatively restricted clearances at operating conditions and yet allows sufficient clearance between fuel assemblies at refueling temperatures. Axially displaced spacer pads having variable between pad spacing and a temperature compensated radial restraint system are utilized to maintain clearances between the fuel elements. The core support plates are constructed of metals specially chosen such that differential thermal expansion produces positive restraint at operating temperatures.
- Inventors:
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- Irwin, PA
- Greensburg, PA
- Murrysville, PA
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 863271
- Patent Number(s):
- 4135974
- Assignee:
- Westinghouse Electric Corp. (Pittsburgh, PA)
- 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:
- AT(11-1)-3046
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- nuclear; core; positioning; structural; support; reactor; achieves; relatively; restricted; clearances; operating; conditions; allows; sufficient; clearance; fuel; assemblies; refueling; temperatures; axially; displaced; spacer; pads; variable; pad; spacing; temperature; compensated; radial; restraint; utilized; maintain; elements; plates; constructed; metals; specially; chosen; differential; thermal; expansion; produces; positive; differential thermal; structural support; nuclear core; operating conditions; fuel assemblies; fuel elements; fuel element; thermal expansion; nuclear reactor; operating temperature; operating temperatures; support plate; operating condition; core support; axially displaced; temperature compensated; refueling temperature; /376/976/
Citation Formats
Garkisch, Hans D, Yant, Howard W, and Patterson, John F. Nuclear core positioning system. United States: N. p., 1979.
Web.
Garkisch, Hans D, Yant, Howard W, & Patterson, John F. Nuclear core positioning system. United States.
Garkisch, Hans D, Yant, Howard W, and Patterson, John F. Mon .
"Nuclear core positioning system". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/863271.
@article{osti_863271,
title = {Nuclear core positioning system},
author = {Garkisch, Hans D and Yant, Howard W and Patterson, John F},
abstractNote = {A structural support system for the core of a nuclear reactor which achieves relatively restricted clearances at operating conditions and yet allows sufficient clearance between fuel assemblies at refueling temperatures. Axially displaced spacer pads having variable between pad spacing and a temperature compensated radial restraint system are utilized to maintain clearances between the fuel elements. The core support plates are constructed of metals specially chosen such that differential thermal expansion produces positive restraint at operating temperatures.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1979},
month = {1}
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