Latching devices and nuclear reactors incorporating such latching devices
US4476088A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 15, 1980 |
| Grant date | Oct 9, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 15, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E30/30
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A latching device for use in nuclear reactors. The device is used to latch outer housing assemblies to the reactor core. The device contains a shear pin which does not break under normal loading imposed by movement of absorber rod assemblies, but which shears when it is desired to remove the housing from the core.
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