摘要:
A pressurized water nuclear reactor (PWNR) includes a core having a containment shield surrounding a reactor vessel having fuel assemblies that contain fuel rods filled with fuel pellets, and control rods, and a steam generator thermally coupled to the reactor vessel. A flow loop includes the steam generator, a turbine, and a condenser, and a pump for circulating a water-based heat transfer fluid in the loop. The heat transfer fluid includes a plurality of nanoparticles having at least one carbon allotrope or related carbon material dispersed therein, such as diamond nanoparticles.
摘要:
Reactor component adapted to be used in fission reactors comprising a core (2) consisting of a first material and a layer (3) consisting of a second material. The layer (3) encloses at least partly the core (2). The reactor component is characterized in that the component (1) comprises and intermediate layer (4) between the core (2) and the layer (3). The intermediate layer (4) has a material gradient that comprises a decrease of the concentration of the first material from the core (2) to the layer (3) and an increase of the concentration of the second material from the core (2) to the layer (3).
摘要:
A liquid metal cooled nuclear reactor of the kind in which the reactor core is disposed in a pool of liquid metal contained in the inner vessel of a double-walled steel tank supported in a vault having a roof the reactor has the roof supported by a conical support skirt carried by the wall of the vault, a single annular weld securing a main roof member to the skirt, and the conical skirt including a forked part providing inner and outer annular skirt portions from which the inner and outer vessels of the tank are carried respectively.
摘要:
In one embodiment, the in-bundle force measurement device includes an elongated main body, and a sensing structure disposed at a distal end of the main body. The sensing structure is configured to output a measurement indicative of force applied to the sensing structure.
摘要:
The present invention includes a nuclear fission reactor apparatus comprising a core open to an atmosphere containing a hydrogen or a hydrogen isotope material, said core consisting essentially of a powdered fissile metal hydride material that remains entirely within said core; a plurality of trays outside said core that store a non-fissile material thereon wherein said non-fissile material absorbs and desorbs said hydrogen isotope material based on said core's temperature; a means for heating and cooling said plurality of trays; and a means for extracting energy produced in said core.
摘要:
Upper internals for a nuclear reactor comprise an upper core plate and a plate which supports cluster guides tubes connecting the two plates together. The cluster guides project above the support plate. A bottom wall of the support plate is situated at a level just higher than the outlet nozzles of the reactor vessel and each guide is supported by the bottom wall of the support plate by abutment of a shoulder formed in a passage of the bottom wall, in the lower half thereof.
摘要:
A device for use in a nuclear reactor which includes a pressure vessel having a vessel head, a core in the vessel, elements for controlling the reactivity of the core, drive rods which pass through the vessel head for displacing the elements, and a plurality of head adapters which pass through the vessel head, each head adapter forming part of a drive rod housing enclosing a respective drive rod, each housing enclosing a region which communicates with the interior of the vessel and which is closed at the top. The drive is associated with a respective housing and constitutes a housing extension including a component for connecting the device to the head adapter forming part of the respective housing, and a component for forming, around the associated drive rod and within the associated housing, a fluid passage having a cross-sectional area not exceeding a selected value at least upon the occurrence of a leak in the respective housing.
摘要:
An improved nuclear reactor wherein the bolted connections between the baffle plates and baffle former and the baffle former and the core barrel are provided with a noval locking device that prevents loosening of the bolted connections. The locking device to prevent loosening of bolted connections where a threaded bolt is used to secure two components together uses a threaded lock nut over the bolt head, cooperative with a threaded wall in a recess in a component. The lock nut and wall of the recess have threads opposite the threads of the bolt. Deformable sections are formed in the base of the lock nut to engage an unsymmetrical cavity in the head of the bolt. Turning of the bolt in a direction that would tend to loosen the connection causes tightening of the lock nut. The wall of the lock nut may be threadedly engaged with the wall of the recess or the lock nut wall may have slits formed thereon which enable deformation of wall portions to engage the threaded wall of the recess.
摘要:
A hold down device for a nuclear reactor of the type in which a plurality of assemblies are disposed between an upper plate and a lower plate, which hold down device comprises a member having at least two resilient means, for example leaf springs which, when the device is placed between the top of a first fuel assembly and the upper plate, and downward pressure is applied to the member, are applied against fuel assemblies adjacent the first fuel assembly.
摘要:
A nuclear reactor having a liquid metal or molten salt coolant in a riser space 130′, has a cylindrical containment vessel 134 with a reactor vessel 120′, at least two lobes 121, preferably three to nine lobes 121, each lobe 121 interconnected with the other lobe(s) and each containing a fast reactor core, 116′, 116″, 116″ and 116″″.