Two-Piece Replacement Nozzle
    21.
    发明申请
    Two-Piece Replacement Nozzle 有权
    两件式更换喷嘴

    公开(公告)号:US20150298266A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-10-22

    申请号:US14257134

    申请日:2014-04-21

    申请人: AREVA Inc.

    IPC分类号: B23P6/00 B23K31/02

    摘要: This invention provides an improved replacement nozzle configuration. The nozzle is provided in two pieces. A first nozzle piece is a relatively thin-walled cylinder that is inserted into the counterbored opening of a pressure vessel after the protruding portion of the original nozzle has been removed. A weld pad is attached to the pressure vessel, to which the first replacement nozzle piece is welded. Due to the reduced dimensions of the thin-walled first nozzle portion, a much smaller weld pad and pad-to-nozzle weld can be used. A second nozzle piece is positioned within the first nozzle piece and welded thereto. The existing instrumentation piping is connected to the free end of the second nozzle piece. This two-piece replacement nozzle can be implemented in approximately half the time required for the one-piece design.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供了一种改进的替代喷嘴结构。 喷嘴设置成两片。 第一喷嘴片是相对薄壁的圆柱体,其在原始喷嘴的突出部分已经被移除之后被插入压力容器的沉孔中。 焊接垫连接到压力容器上,第一个更换喷嘴件被焊接到该压力容器上。 由于薄壁第一喷嘴部分的尺寸减小,可以使用更小的焊盘和焊盘与喷嘴焊接。 第二喷嘴片位于第一喷嘴片内并焊接在其上。 现有的仪表管道连接到第二喷嘴件的自由端。 这种两件式更换喷嘴可以在一体式设计所需的时间的大约一半的时间内实现。

    Vacuum Stepper Robot
    22.
    发明申请
    Vacuum Stepper Robot 审中-公开
    真空步进机器人

    公开(公告)号:US20150107915A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-04-23

    申请号:US14519169

    申请日:2014-10-21

    申请人: AREVA Inc.

    IPC分类号: B62D57/032

    摘要: A low profile stepper robot is described and claimed herein. The robot includes a plurality of foot assemblies. Each foot assembly includes a suction cup, a vacuum generator, and a valve, with the vacuum generator being operationally connected to the suction cup. A conduit connects a source of operational fluid flow to the vacuum generators, and the valves allow or prevent fluid flow to the vacuum generators. Actuators are positioned between the foot assemblies and the robot base. The actuators provide for linear and rotational displacement of the foot assemblies, allowing the robot to walk and turn along an inspection surface.

    摘要翻译: 本文描述和要求了一种低调的步进机器人。 机器人包括多个脚组件。 每个脚组件包括吸盘,真空发生器和阀,其中真空发生器可操作地连接到吸盘。 导管将工作流体源的源连接到真空发生器,并且阀允许或防止流体流向真空发生器。 致动器位于脚组件和机器人底座之间。 致动器提供脚组件的线性和旋转位移,允许机器人沿着检查表面行走和转动。

    Containment Sump Ceramic Drain Plug
    23.
    发明申请
    Containment Sump Ceramic Drain Plug 审中-公开
    遏制油罐陶瓷排水塞

    公开(公告)号:US20140376680A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-12-25

    申请号:US14294367

    申请日:2014-06-03

    申请人: AREVA Inc.

    发明人: Dilip K. Rao

    IPC分类号: G21C9/00 F16K17/38

    摘要: The present invention provides a drain plug assembly that prevents significant quantities of corium from entering the drain line. By protecting the drain line, essentially no high-activity fission products would be released to the reactor building or the environment during a severe accident. The ceramic drain plug assembly includes a drain plug base and a drain plug supported by a steel pedestal. The lower surface of the plug has a spherical shape such that the plug can be positioned within the base to block access to the drain opening provided in a central portion of the base. During normal operation conditions, the plug is retained above the base by the pedestal. During a severe accident, when corium comes into contact with the pedestal, it will melt rapidly and the drain plug will drop by gravity, effectively closing the sump drain opening and preventing the flow of corium into the drain line.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供一种排水塞组件,其防止大量的corium进入排水管线。 通过保护排水管线,在严重事故期间基本上不会将高活性裂变产物释放到反应堆建筑物或环境中。 陶瓷排水塞组件包括一个排水塞基座和一个由钢基座支撑的排水塞。 插塞的下表面具有球形形状,使得插头可以定位在基座内以阻止接近设置在基座的中心部分中的排水开口。 在正常操作条件下,插头被基座保持在基座的上方。 严重事故发生时,当与基座接触时,会迅速融化,排水塞会因重力而下降,有效关闭集油槽排水口,防止污水进入排水管。

    Composite fuel rod cladding
    25.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10020078B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-07-10

    申请号:US14250270

    申请日:2014-04-10

    申请人: AREVA Inc.

    发明人: Mihai G. M. Pop

    IPC分类号: G21C3/30 G21C3/07 B32B18/00

    摘要: A fuel rod for a nuclear fission reactor is disclosed and claimed. The fuel rod includes an elongate hollow cladding configured to retain a nuclear fuel therein. The cladding includes an elongate hollow tube. Fiber layers are positioned around the outside surface of the tube or within the tube forming an integral part thereof. Both the tube and the fibers are formed of a ceramic material. A fuel assembly including a plurality of such fuel rods is also disclosed and claimed.

    Control Rod Drive Mechanism Outer Diameter Seal Ultra High Pressure Cavitation Peening
    28.
    发明申请
    Control Rod Drive Mechanism Outer Diameter Seal Ultra High Pressure Cavitation Peening 审中-公开
    控制杆驱动机构外径密封超高压气蚀喷丸

    公开(公告)号:US20160358681A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-12-08

    申请号:US14554525

    申请日:2014-11-26

    申请人: AREVA Inc.

    IPC分类号: G21C19/00 C21D10/00

    摘要: A sealing device is provided to form a sealed region about one or more surfaces to be treated. The sealing device has an open end with a rim configured to matingly engage a treatment surface. The sealing device is braced both vertically and laterally, and the sealed region is flooded and pressurized. A peening nozzle and manipulating tooling are positioned within an interior volume of the sealing device. Pressurized fluid is ejected from the nozzle causing the formation of cavitation bubbles. The nozzle flow causes the cavitation bubbles to settle on the surfaces to be treated. The collapsing impact of the cavitation bubbles imparts compressive stress in the materials of the treatment surfaces.

    摘要翻译: 提供密封装置以形成围绕要被处理的一个或多个表面的密封区域。 密封装置具有开口端,其具有被配置成配合地接合治疗表面的边缘。 密封装置垂直和横向地支撑,并且密封区域被淹没和加压。 锤击喷嘴和操纵工具位于密封装置的内部容积内。 加压流体从喷嘴喷出,形成气泡。 喷嘴流动导致空化气泡沉降在待处理的表面上。 空化气泡的塌陷影响在处理表面的材料中产生压应力。

    Two-piece replacement nozzle
    29.
    发明授权
    Two-piece replacement nozzle 有权
    两片更换喷嘴

    公开(公告)号:US09180557B1

    公开(公告)日:2015-11-10

    申请号:US14257134

    申请日:2014-04-21

    申请人: AREVA Inc.

    IPC分类号: B23K31/02 B23P6/00

    摘要: This invention provides an improved replacement nozzle configuration. The nozzle is provided in two pieces. A first nozzle piece is a relatively thin-walled cylinder that is inserted into the counterbored opening of a pressure vessel after the protruding portion of the original nozzle has been removed. A weld pad is attached to the pressure vessel, to which the first replacement nozzle piece is welded. Due to the reduced dimensions of the thin-walled first nozzle portion, a much smaller weld pad and pad-to-nozzle weld can be used. A second nozzle piece is positioned within the first nozzle piece and welded thereto. The existing instrumentation piping is connected to the free end of the second nozzle piece. This two-piece replacement nozzle can be implemented in approximately half the time required for the one-piece design.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供了一种改进的替代喷嘴结构。 喷嘴设置成两片。 第一喷嘴片是相对薄壁的圆柱体,其在原始喷嘴的突出部分已经被移除之后被插入压力容器的沉孔中。 焊接垫连接到压力容器上,第一个更换喷嘴件被焊接在该压力容器上。 由于薄壁第一喷嘴部分的尺寸减小,可以使用更小的焊盘和焊盘与喷嘴焊接。 第二喷嘴片位于第一喷嘴片内并焊接在其上。 现有的仪表管道连接到第二喷嘴件的自由端。 这种两件式更换喷嘴可以在一体式设计所需的时间的大约一半的时间内实现。

    Jet Pump Slip Joint Seal
    30.
    发明申请
    Jet Pump Slip Joint Seal 审中-公开
    喷射泵滑动接头密封

    公开(公告)号:US20150159790A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-06-11

    申请号:US14559626

    申请日:2014-12-03

    申请人: AREVA Inc.

    IPC分类号: F16L21/06

    摘要: A seal collar is disclosed and claimed. The seal is provided in two hinged parts that wrap around the piping to be sealed. The seal halves are connected to form a loop. The seal components may be formed of a shape memory alloy. Once the seal is properly positioned about the pipe, heat is applied to shrink the seal to provide a tight, sealing fit about the pipe. Alternatively, the clamp is formed of stainless steel and a bolt is used to secure the clamp halves to the mixer assembly.

    摘要翻译: 公开并要求保护密封件。 密封件设置在两个铰接部件中,围绕待密封的管道。 密封半部连接形成环。 密封部件可以由形状记忆合金形成。 一旦密封件围绕管道正确定位,则施加热量以收缩密封件以在管道周围提供紧密的密封配合。 或者,夹具由不锈钢形成,并且使用螺栓将夹具半部固定到混合器组件。