Cable control rod drive assembly
US5200140A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 12, 1992 |
| Grant date | Apr 6, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 12, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E30/30
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A control rod is selectively positioned in a nuclear reactor core inside a reactor pressure vessel by a drive assembly. The assembly includes a flexible cable releasably joined to the control rod by a coupling. A drive is joined to the cable for selectively advancing and retracting in opposite directions the cable for selectively positioning the control rod in the reactor core. In exemplary embodiments, the drive and cable may be disposed above or below the reactor core. In another embodiment, a pressurized driving fluid may be used to additionally position the control rod within the reactor core.
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