System for bearing a nuclear reactor vessel cooled by liquid metal
US3995918A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 29, 1975 |
| Grant date | Dec 7, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 29, 1995 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E30/30
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
This invention relates to a bearing system for supporting a nuclear reactor vessel of the kind which is suspended from the reactor closure slab. The bearing system comprises a ring connected at one end to a collar and at the other end to two collars. The collar connected to the bottom end of the ring forms the top part of the vessel to be supported while the other two collars fit into the slab at two separate places. The ring and collars are disposed in an annular space formed in the slab and dividing it into two parts, i.e. a central part and a peripheral part surrounding the central part of the slab.
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