Water moderated reactor
US4093513A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 25, 1975 |
| Grant date | Jun 6, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 25, 1995 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E30/30
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a water moderated reactor, which has a plurality of vertically arranged fuel assemblies enclosed in a moderator tank provided with a cover and positioned by an upper core grid, a sprinkling device is arranged above the core grid and below the cover. The sprinkling device is composed of a plurality of substantially horizontal main sprinkling tubes each provided with a plurality of nozzles. A common distributing pipe supplies sprinkling water to the main sprinkling tubes. There are a auxiliary tubes above the main sprinkling tubes and connected to them hydraulically and mechanically by a plurality of transverse metal tubes. The cover has a detachable lower part in the form of a ring to which the sprinkling device is connected.
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