Nuclear reactor control apparatus

Title: Nuclear reactor control apparatus

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Nuclear reactor safety rod release apparatus comprises a ring which carries detents normally positioned in an annular recess in outer side of the rod, the ring being held against the lower end of a drive shaft by magnetic force exerted by a solenoid carried by the drive shaft. When the solenoid is de-energized, the detent-carrying ring drops until the detents contact a cam surface associated with the lower end of the drive shaft, at which point the detents are cammed out of the recess in the safety rod to release the rod from the drive shaft. In preferred embodiments of the invention, an additional latch is provided to release a lower portion of a safety rod under conditions that may interfere with movement of the entire rod.

Inventors:

Sridhar, Bettadapur N. ^[1]

(Cupertino, CA)

Issue Date:: 1983-10-25

OSTI Identifier:: 864754

Patent Number(s):: 4411857

Application Number:: 06/254,709

Assignee:: Sridhar, Bettadapur N. (Cupertino, CA) OSTI

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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