Abstract:
A control rod for a boiling water reactor is provided with a structure element having mutually-perpendicular four blades. The four blades have a neutron absorber-filling region that neutron absorber is held, respectively. In the structure element, a plurality of regions formed in an axial direction of the control rod include a first region having a first cross-section that forms a first united cruciform cross-section of the four blades connected one another, a second region having a second cross-section that has each separated cross-section of the four blades, and a third region having a third cross-section that has a second united cross-section of continuous two blades of the four blades, disposed in a diametrically opposite direction and facing each other and each separated cross-section of remaining two blades of the four blades, disposed perpendicularly to the continuous two blades. The first region is disposed in an upper end portion and a lower end portion of the structure element, respectively. The third region is disposed between the first regions. The second regions are disposed between the first regions exclusive of the third region.
Abstract:
In order to provide a boiling water type nuclear reactor use control rod with a guide use roller which improves corrosive environment at a clearance in the guide use roller and suppresses a generation of stress corrosion cracking while maintaining sliding function of the control rod by the guide use roller, at least one of a handle 5, a lower portion supporting plate 2a and a dropping speed limiter 2 is provided with the guide use roller, and a space which causes water flow in a clearance between a pin 9 and a pin hole 12 in the guide use roller is provided adjacent the clearance.
Abstract:
An automatic gain control circuit comprising an input terminal means for receiving first and second signals, an amplifier for receiving and amplifying first and second signals and outputting a first output signal when receives the first signal and outputting a second output signal when receives the second signals, input means for receiving an operation control signal and responsive to the operation control signal for separately inputting the first and second signals to the amplifier with a predetermined interval of time, control signal generating means responsive to the second output signal of the amplifier for generating a control signal, selection means connected to the input means for supplying the second output signal of the amplifier to the control signal generating means when the second signal is fed to the amplifier and sending out the first output signals to an external circuit when the first signal is fed to the amplifier and gain control means connected to the amplifier and the control signal generating means and responsive to the control signal for regulating the gain of the amplifier, wherein the control signal generating means includes gain maintaining means for maintaining the regulated gain of the amplifier.
Abstract:
A control rod includes a tie-rod, a handle mounted to an upper end portion of the tie-rod, either a connector plate or a fall velocity limiter mounted to a lower end portion of the tie-rod, sheaths having a U-shaped cross-section, welded intermittently to the tie-rod at a plurality of locations in the axial direction of the tie-rod, and having an upper end welded to the handle and a lower end welded to either the connector plate or the fall velocity limiter, and a neutron absorbing member disposed inside each of the sheaths. An upper end of a weld portion located at uppermost position in an axial direction of the tie-rod among a plurality of weld portions between the tie-rod and the sheath is disposed at a position within a range between 0.8 and 13% of total axial length Ls of the sheath below an upper end of the sheath.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a control rod installed in a boiling water reactor (BWR), and particularly to a control rod using metal. An object of the present invention is to provide a manufacturing method of a control rod for a boiling water reactor, having excellent corrosion resistance in high temperature water and excellent wear resistance at the time of fabrication, and in which the influence of the manufacturing process is slight. In order to achieve the above described object, the present invention provides a manufacturing method of a control rod for a boiling water reactor constructed with sheaths having a U-shaped cross section attached to each end of a tie rod having a cruciform cross section, and rod, plate or oval tube cross section metal hafnium type neutron absorber material contained inside the sheaths, in which an anodized film is provided on a surface of the neutron absorber material as a pre-process of assembly of the neutron absorber material in the structure of the control rod.
Abstract:
A card conveying structure for card accessing devices, comprising: a casing defining a card inlet and a card guideway; a drive pulley and a driven pulley supported on one side of the card guideway by a first pivot axis and a second pivot axis, respectively, defining a zero or small angle relative to a vertical line perpendicular to a major surface of a card guided by the guideway; and an endless belt passed around the two pulleys, effective diameters of the first and second pulleys being selected in relation with spacings of the pivot axes relative to the card guideway so that a linear span ofthe belt may extend along the guideway and abut the major surface of the card. By urging the linear span of the belt against the card, the card may be conveyed by the movement of the belt. Alternatively, by slanting at least one of the pulleys towards the guideway until its periphery or the belt passed around it comes into contact with the card, the movement of the belt or the pulley can be transmitted to the card. In either case, elimination of the need for pulleys having piovt axes perpendicular to the card conveying direction and in parallel with the card conveying plane leads to a substantial reduction in the vertical dimension of the card accessing device.
Abstract:
A control rod for a boiling water reactor is provided with a structure element having mutually-perpendicular four blades. The four blades have a neutron absorber-filling region that neutron absorber is held, respectively. In the structure element, a plurality of regions formed in an axial direction of the control rod include a first region having a first cross-section that forms a first united cruciform cross-section of the four blades connected one another, a second region having a second cross-section that has each separated cross-section of the four blades, and a third region having a third cross-section that has a second united cross-section of continuous two blades of the four blades, disposed in a diametrically opposite direction and facing each other and each separated cross-section of remaining two blades of the four blades, disposed perpendicularly to the continuous two blades.
Abstract:
A control rod has four blades, each of which has a rectangular cross section in a plane perpendicular to an axis of the control rod, disposed so as to form a cross-shaped cross section in the plane perpendicular to the axis. The blades include a plurality of aligned square tubes having a square cross section in a plane perpendicular to the axis and including a neutron absorber filling hole filled with neutron absorber, frame plates disposed parallel to the aligned square tubes in a direction perpendicular to a width direction of the blade, and on one side end and another side end of the blade in the width direction, respectively, and cover plates disposed along the width direction and sandwiching the aligned square tubes. Each blade has the aligned square tubes, the frame plates and the cover plates joined together as a single-piece construction by Hot Isostatic Pressing diffusion bonding.
Abstract:
A control rod for a BWR according to the present invention comprises a first unit composed of a tie rod, a handle mounted on an axially upper portion of the tie rod and a lower support member or falling speed limiter mounted on a axially lower portion of the tie rod; and a second unit composed of a sheath containing therein reactivity control material, an upper end plate mounted on an axially upper portion of the sheath and a lower end plate mounted on an axially lower portion of the sheath, wherein an upper portion of the upper end plate is fixed to the handle, a lower portion of the lower end plate is fixed to the lower support member or falling speed limiter, whereby the control rod is constructed as a joined body of the first unit and the second unit.
Abstract:
A control rod assembly for a boiling water reactor comprises a tie-rod of a cross-shaped section, and four sheaths. Each of the sheaths is of a U-shaped section and mounted to the respective arms of the tie-rod. One or more neutron absorber materials are disposed within a space defined by the arm and the sheath. The neutron absorber material is axially separated into two portions. One of two portions is supported by a supporting member. The other portion is suspended by a handle.