Assemblies and methods for mitigating effects of reactor pressure vessel expansion

Challberg, Roy C; Gou, Perng-Fei; Chu, Cherk Lam; Oliver, Robert P

Title: Assemblies and methods for mitigating effects of reactor pressure vessel expansion

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Support assemblies for allowing RPV radial expansion while simultaneously limiting horizontal, vertical, and azimuthal movement of the RPV within a nuclear reactor are described. In one embodiment, the support assembly includes a support block and a guide block. The support block includes a first portion and a second portion, and the first portion is rigidly coupled to the RPV adjacent the first portion. The guide block is rigidly coupled to a reactor pressure vessel support structure and includes a channel sized to receive the second portion of the support block. The second portion of the support block is positioned in the guide block channel to movably couple the guide block to the support block.

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Challberg, Roy C ^[1]; Gou, Perng-Fei ^[2]; Chu, Cherk Lam ^[3]; Oliver, Robert P ^[4]

Livermore, CA
Saratoga, CA
San Jose, CA
Topsham, ME

Issue Date:: 1999-01-01

Research Org.:: General Electric Co., Boston, MA (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 872417

Patent Number(s):: 5930320

Assignee:: General Electric Company (Schenectady, NY)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: 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

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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
Y02E30/30 - Nuclear fission reactors

G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
G21C13/02 - Details

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DOE Contract Number:: AC03-90SF18494

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: assemblies; methods; mitigating; effects; reactor; pressure; vessel; expansion; support; allowing; rpv; radial; simultaneously; limiting; horizontal; vertical; azimuthal; movement; nuclear; described; embodiment; assembly; block; guide; portion; rigidly; coupled; adjacent; structure; channel; sized; receive; positioned; movably; couple; reactor pressure; pressure vessel; nuclear reactor; support structure; support assembly; support block; radial expansion; vessel support; /376/

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