Fast neutron nuclear reactor having an improved core cover plug
US4759898A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 26, 1986 |
| Grant date | Jul 26, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 26, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E30/30
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a liquid metal-cooled fast neutron nuclear reactor which has a vessel sealed by a horizontal slab on which is suspended a core cover plug, the lower part of said plug comprises a deflecting grid, optionally duplicated by a thermal protection grid. Each of the grids is formed from a peripheral plate and modular plates defining between them passages for the liquid metal. The peripheral plates can be fixed to a perforated part of an external ferrule or can be suspended on a core cover plate by tie bolts and/or by certain of the control rod guidance sleeves. The modular plates are fixed to the other sleeves and traversed by sodium sampling tubes and tubes for housing thermocouples.
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