Complementary shutdown device for an undermoderated nuclear reactor
US4609521A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 28, 1985 |
| Grant date | Sep 2, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 28, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E30/30
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A complementary shutdown device for an undermoderated nuclear reactor, comprising, inside certain arrays (3) of the core, guide tubes (7) of which the cross-section is at least equal to the sum of the cross-sections of three rods (6), and which are surrounded by at least one row of fertile rods (8), and a set of shutdown rods, the cross-section of which matches the cross-section of the guide tubes (7). The shutdown is obtained by allowing the shutdown rods, containing a neutron-absorbing material, to fall into the arrays (3) of the core, in the position of maximum insertion. The invention applies, in particular, to pressurized water nuclear reactors.
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