FR2506061A1 - ABSORPTION BAR WITH ARTICULATED HANGING HEAD - Google Patents

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FR2506061A1
FR2506061A1 FR8208385A FR8208385A FR2506061A1 FR 2506061 A1 FR2506061 A1 FR 2506061A1 FR 8208385 A FR8208385 A FR 8208385A FR 8208385 A FR8208385 A FR 8208385A FR 2506061 A1 FR2506061 A1 FR 2506061A1
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Klaus Kerz
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    • G21NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21CNUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C19/00Arrangements for treating, for handling, or for facilitating the handling of, fuel or other materials which are used within the reactor, e.g. within its pressure vessel
    • G21C19/02Details of handling arrangements
    • G21C19/10Lifting devices or pulling devices adapted for co-operation with fuel elements or with control elements
    • G21C19/105Lifting devices or pulling devices adapted for co-operation with fuel elements or with control elements with grasping or spreading coupling elements
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    • G21NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21CNUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C7/00Control of nuclear reaction
    • G21C7/06Control of nuclear reaction by application of neutron-absorbing material, i.e. material with absorption cross-section very much in excess of reflection cross-section
    • G21C7/08Control of nuclear reaction by application of neutron-absorbing material, i.e. material with absorption cross-section very much in excess of reflection cross-section by displacement of solid control elements, e.g. control rods
    • G21C7/10Construction of control elements
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    • G21NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21CNUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C7/00Control of nuclear reaction
    • G21C7/06Control of nuclear reaction by application of neutron-absorbing material, i.e. material with absorption cross-section very much in excess of reflection cross-section
    • G21C7/08Control of nuclear reaction by application of neutron-absorbing material, i.e. material with absorption cross-section very much in excess of reflection cross-section by displacement of solid control elements, e.g. control rods
    • G21C7/12Means for moving control elements to desired position
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y02EREDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
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Abstract

The absorber rod (1) of a nuclear reactor is arranged suspended in a guided tube (2), arranged essentially vertically, and hangs on coupling claws (6a, b). The rod is provided with a grabhead (3) which is mounted in an articulated fashion, e.g. by means of a universal joint (5). The bearing surfaces of the coupling claws and those of an undercut (4) of the grabhead are designed to be inclined to the horizontal. In the operating state, the coupling claws are held in their position by stops (9) which in the event of shutdown are raised by lifting magnets (8) and release the coupling claws. Should one of these mechanisms fail and one of the coupling claws (6a) remain engaged with the grabhead, the latter slides off on the bevelled (tapered) surfaces accompanied by simultaneous deflection from the longitudinal axis which is permitted by the articulation.

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BARRE D'ABSORPTION AVEC TETE D'ACCROCHAGE ARTICULEE
La présente invention concerne une barre d'ab- sorption destinée à etre introduite en glissant dans un tube de guidage essentiellement vertical d'un réacteur nucléaire, et comprenant une tête d'accrochage qui peut être saisie par les griffes d'un accouplement à griffes.
ABSORPTION BAR WITH ARTICULATED HANGING HEAD
The present invention relates to an absorption bar intended to be inserted by sliding in an essentially vertical guide tube of a nuclear reactor, and comprising a coupling head which can be grasped by the claws of a claw coupling .

Les dispositifs d'arrêt des réacteurs nucléaires courants comportent généralement un grand nombre de barres d'absorption, coulissant en des tubes de guidage rigides, disposés entre les éléments combustibles et suspendues à des accouplements libérables. En fonctionnement normal, les barres d'absorption sont suspendues à l'accouplement, par exemple au moyen d'un mécanisme à broches, et pénètrent plus ou moins profondé- ment dans le coeur du réacteur. Si un arrêt brusque du réacteur est nécessaire, les accouplements sont libérés et les barres d'absorption tombent à l'intérieur du coeur du réacteur, sous l'effet de leur propre poids. The shutdown devices of common nuclear reactors generally include a large number of absorption bars, sliding in rigid guide tubes, arranged between the fuel elements and suspended from releasable couplings. In normal operation, the absorption bars are suspended from the coupling, for example by means of a pin mechanism, and penetrate more or less deeply into the reactor core. If a sudden shutdown of the reactor is necessary, the couplings are released and the absorption bars fall inside the reactor core, under the effect of their own weight.

Des accouplements à griffes qui s'engagent dans une partie en dépouille des tetes d'accrochage des barres d'absorption ont été proposées pour les accouplements destinés à maintenir ces barres d'absorption. Les accouplements peuvent être actionnés en supprimant l'accrochage par des électro-aimants dans lesquels le courant est coupé en cas d'arret. Un dispositif d'arrêt de ce genre est décrit dans le Brevet DE-OS 20 40 428.Claw couplings which engage in an undercut part of the attachment bars for the absorption bars have been proposed for couplings intended to hold these absorption bars. The couplings can be actuated by eliminating the hooking by electromagnets in which the current is cut in case of stop. A stop device of this kind is described in Patent DE-OS 20 40 428.

Le risque existe cependant qu'une griffe de l'accouplement ne pivote pas de la manière prévue, par un coincement du mécanisme de déclenchement, et que la barre absorbante avec sa tête d'accrochage reste suspendue à cette griffe et ne tombe pas à l'intérieur du coeur du réacteur; il n'est pas possible que la tete d'accrochage s'échappe de la griffe car la barre d'absorption n'a pas une possibilité de dégagement latéral suffisante dans son tube de guidage. There is a risk, however, that a coupling claw does not pivot in the intended manner, due to jamming of the trigger mechanism, and that the absorbent bar with its attachment head remains suspended from this claw and does not fall to the inside the reactor core; it is not possible for the hooking head to escape from the claw because the absorption bar does not have a sufficient lateral clearance possibility in its guide tube.

L'invention a donc pour objet de proposer une barre d'absorption qui élimine ce risque, en coopérant avec des tubes de guidage et des mécanismes de déclenchement connus. The object of the invention is therefore to propose an absorption bar which eliminates this risk, by cooperating with known guide tubes and trigger mechanisms.

Selon l'invention, ce résultat est obtenu par le fait que la tête d'accrochage est montée de façon articulée sur la barre d'absorption et que les surfaces d'appui de la tête d'accrochage sur les griffes de l'accouplement sont inclinées par rapport à l'horizontale. Sous l'effet de son propre poids, la barre d'absorption s'échappe d'une griffe d'accouplement qui est restée à peu près immobile, car les surfaces d'appui sont inclinées et la tête d'accrochage peut se dégager latéralement, autant qu'il est nécessaire pour échapper à la griffe. According to the invention, this result is obtained by the fact that the coupling head is mounted in an articulated manner on the absorption bar and that the bearing surfaces of the coupling head on the claws of the coupling are inclined to the horizontal. Due to its own weight, the absorption bar escapes from a coupling claw which has remained almost stationary, since the bearing surfaces are inclined and the hooking head can be released laterally , as much as is necessary to escape the claw.

D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention apparaitront au oours de la description qui va suivre d'un exemple de réalisation et en se référant aux dessins annexés sur lesquels
La Figure 1 est une coupe longitudinale de la barre d'absorption et de la partie selon l'invention de l'accouplement à l'état incomplètement ouvert et,
la Figure 2 est une coupe suivant la ligne II- II de la Fig. 1.
Other characteristics and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the description which follows of an exemplary embodiment and with reference to the appended drawings in which
FIG. 1 is a longitudinal section of the absorption bar and of the part according to the invention of the coupling in the incompletely open state and,
Figure 2 is a section along the line II-II of FIG. 1.

Une barre 1 avec un remplissage d'une matière absorbant les neutrons est introduite en coulissant dans un tube de guidage 2, dans le coeur d'un réacteur, non représenté. A son extrémité supérieure, elle est prévue avec une tête d'accrochage 3 qui comporte une partie en dépouille 4. La tette d'accrochage 3 est reliée à la partie supérieure de la barre d'absorption 1 par un joint de cardan 5 qui permet à la tête d'accrochage de pivoter par rapport à l'axe longitudinal de la barre d'absorption. Pendant le fonctionnement normal du réacteur, la barre d'absorption est maintenue par des griffes 6a, 6b, 6c s'engageant dans la partie en dépouille 4, ces griffes étant maintenues dans leur position par des butées 9. A l'apparition d'une commande d'arrêt, les butées 9 peuvent être soulevées par un électro-aimant 8 ou par tout autre dispositif connu, prévu à cet effet.  A bar 1 with a filling of a neutron absorbing material is introduced by sliding in a guide tube 2, in the core of a reactor, not shown. At its upper end, it is provided with a hooking head 3 which has a clearance part 4. The hooking tab 3 is connected to the upper part of the absorption bar 1 by a universal joint 5 which allows the attachment head to pivot relative to the longitudinal axis of the absorption bar. During normal operation of the reactor, the absorption bar is held by claws 6a, 6b, 6c engaging in the clearance part 4, these claws being held in their position by stops 9. On the appearance of a stop command, the stops 9 can be raised by an electromagnet 8 or by any other known device, provided for this purpose.

A ce moment, les griffes 6 pivotent latéralement et libèrent la tete d'accrochage 3, de sorte que la barre d'absorption 1 peut tomber vers le bas dans le tube de guidage 2. La Figure représente l'état dans lequel l'une des griffes d'accouplement 6a n'a pas pivoté, par exemple par un coincement ou autre derangement. Etant donné que les surfaces d'appui de la tête d'accrochage et des griffes d'accouplement sont inclinées par rapport à l'horizontale, la tete d'accrochage 3 a tendance, sous l'effet du poids de la barre d'absorption 1, à s'échapper de la griffe d'accouplement 6a immobilisée. Etant donné que la tête d'accrochage peut pivoter dans le joint de cardan 5, elle adopte une position représentée en traits mixtes et se décroche de la griffe d'accouplement 6a.  At this time, the claws 6 pivot laterally and release the hooking head 3, so that the absorption bar 1 can fall down into the guide tube 2. The figure represents the state in which one coupling claws 6a has not pivoted, for example by jamming or other disturbance. Since the bearing surfaces of the latching head and the coupling claws are inclined relative to the horizontal, the latching head 3 tends, under the effect of the weight of the absorption bar 1, to escape from the immobilized coupling claw 6a. Since the attachment head can pivot in the universal joint 5, it adopts a position shown in phantom and is released from the coupling claw 6a.

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REVENDICATION CLAIM Barre d'absorption (1) destinée à être introduite en coulissant dans un tube de guidage (2) essentiellement vertical, dans un réacteur nucléaire, et comprenant une tête d'accrochage (3) qui peut être saisie par les griffes (6) d'un accouplement à griffes, caractérisée en ce que la te te d'accrochage (3) est fixée de façon articulée (5) sur la barre d'absorption (l) et que les surfaces d'appui (4) de la tête d'accrochage (3) sur les griffes d'accouplement (6)'sont inclinées par rapport à l'horizontale.  Absorption bar (1) intended to be inserted by sliding in an essentially vertical guide tube (2), in a nuclear reactor, and comprising a hooking head (3) which can be gripped by the claws (6) d '' a claw coupling, characterized in that the coupling head (3) is articulated (5) on the absorption bar (l) and that the bearing surfaces (4) of the head d 'hooking (3) on the coupling claws (6)' are inclined relative to the horizontal.
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EP0133173A1 (en) * 1983-06-21 1985-02-13 ACEC, Société Anonyme Dismountable fixing arrangement for a throttle closure
FR2586500A1 (en) * 1985-08-22 1987-02-27 Commissariat Energie Atomique ABSORBENT ELEMENT FOR FAST NEUTRAL NUCLEAR REACTOR

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US3212980A (en) * 1961-11-16 1965-10-19 Westinghouse Electric Corp Releasable coupling mechanism
FR1528762A (en) * 1967-04-25 1968-06-14 Commissariat Energie Atomique Fuel element handling facility
US3408101A (en) * 1965-07-12 1968-10-29 Creusot Forges Ateliers Control rod drive mechanism
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US3212980A (en) * 1961-11-16 1965-10-19 Westinghouse Electric Corp Releasable coupling mechanism
US3408101A (en) * 1965-07-12 1968-10-29 Creusot Forges Ateliers Control rod drive mechanism
FR1528762A (en) * 1967-04-25 1968-06-14 Commissariat Energie Atomique Fuel element handling facility
DE2040428A1 (en) * 1969-08-20 1971-03-11 Acec Drive device for control or safety staff

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EP0133173A1 (en) * 1983-06-21 1985-02-13 ACEC, Société Anonyme Dismountable fixing arrangement for a throttle closure
FR2586500A1 (en) * 1985-08-22 1987-02-27 Commissariat Energie Atomique ABSORBENT ELEMENT FOR FAST NEUTRAL NUCLEAR REACTOR
EP0216665A1 (en) * 1985-08-22 1987-04-01 Commissariat A L'energie Atomique Absorbing element for a fast neutrons nuclear reactor

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