Rodded shutdown system for a nuclear reactor
Abstract
A top mounted nuclear reactor diverse rodded shutdown system utilizing gas fed into a pressure bearing bellows region sealed at the upper extremity to an armature. The armature is attached to a neutron absorber assembly by a series of shafts and connecting means. The armature is held in an uppermost position by an electromagnet assembly or by pressurized gas in a second embodiment. Deenergizing the electromagnet assembly, or venting the pressurized gas, causes the armature to fall by the force of gravity, thereby lowering the attached absorber assembly into the reactor core.
- Inventors:
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- Penn Township, Allegheny County, PA
- Greensburg, PA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Westinghouse Electric Corp., Madison, Pa. (USA)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 863019
- Patent Number(s):
- 4076584
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (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:
- AT(45-1)-2171
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- rodded; shutdown; nuclear; reactor; top; mounted; diverse; utilizing; gas; fed; pressure; bearing; bellows; region; sealed; upper; extremity; armature; attached; neutron; absorber; assembly; series; shafts; connecting; means; held; uppermost; position; electromagnet; pressurized; embodiment; deenergizing; venting; causes; fall; force; gravity; lowering; core; neutron absorber; nuclear reactor; reactor core; pressurized gas; magnet assembly; rodded shutdown; mounted nuclear; upper extremity; top mounted; gas fed; /376/976/
Citation Formats
Golden, Martin P, and Govi, Aldo R. Rodded shutdown system for a nuclear reactor. United States: N. p., 1978.
Web.
Golden, Martin P, & Govi, Aldo R. Rodded shutdown system for a nuclear reactor. United States.
Golden, Martin P, and Govi, Aldo R. Sun .
"Rodded shutdown system for a nuclear reactor". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/863019.
@article{osti_863019,
title = {Rodded shutdown system for a nuclear reactor},
author = {Golden, Martin P and Govi, Aldo R},
abstractNote = {A top mounted nuclear reactor diverse rodded shutdown system utilizing gas fed into a pressure bearing bellows region sealed at the upper extremity to an armature. The armature is attached to a neutron absorber assembly by a series of shafts and connecting means. The armature is held in an uppermost position by an electromagnet assembly or by pressurized gas in a second embodiment. Deenergizing the electromagnet assembly, or venting the pressurized gas, causes the armature to fall by the force of gravity, thereby lowering the attached absorber assembly into the reactor core.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1978},
month = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1978}
}
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