GB1480606A - Charging installation for a nuclear reactor - Google Patents
Charging installation for a nuclear reactorInfo
- Publication number
- GB1480606A GB1480606A GB48717/74A GB4871774A GB1480606A GB 1480606 A GB1480606 A GB 1480606A GB 48717/74 A GB48717/74 A GB 48717/74A GB 4871774 A GB4871774 A GB 4871774A GB 1480606 A GB1480606 A GB 1480606A
- Authority
- GB
- United Kingdom
- Prior art keywords
- ball
- channel
- doser
- functional element
- bores
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired
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Classifications
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- G—PHYSICS
- G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
- G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
- G21C19/00—Arrangements 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
- G21C19/20—Arrangements for introducing objects into the pressure vessel; Arrangements for handling objects within the pressure vessel; Arrangements for removing objects from the pressure vessel
- G21C19/202—Arrangements for handling ball-form, i.e. pebble fuel
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- Y—GENERAL 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
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- Y02E30/00—Energy generation of nuclear origin
- Y02E30/30—Nuclear fission reactors
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- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
- General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- High Energy & Nuclear Physics (AREA)
- Taps Or Cocks (AREA)
- Multiple-Way Valves (AREA)
- Monitoring And Testing Of Nuclear Reactors (AREA)
Abstract
1480606 Fuelling reactors HOCHTEMPERATUR-REAKTORBAU GmbH 11 Nov 1974 [17 Nov 1973] 48717/74 Heading G6C A charging installation for a nuclear reactor with spherical operating elements (i.e. fuel, moderator and absorber elements) comprises cylindrical functional units 4 of identical external dimensions for the feeding, discharging and transporting of the operating elements, all the units being removably mounted in blind bores 2 of equal diameter within at least one block 1, e.g. of steel, serving simultaneously as a radiation shield and as a housing and including a plurality of circulation bores 3. The functional units 4 are either "active" or "passive", the former comprising a rotary functional element 5, a bearing plug 6 and a drive shaft 7, and the latter comprising a fixed functional element 8 and a shield plug 9. Discs 18 are secured to the end faces of the blind bores 2 and each may have fitted to it a stop piece 19 co-operating with a counter piece 20 present on each rotary functional element 5 to ensure correct positioning of the latter. The functional elements 5, 8 perform various functions and as shown in Fig. 2, from left to right, they comprise a right-hand diverter 21, a pressure barrier 22, a doser 23, a collector 24 and a ball counter support 25. The order in which these elements are shown is merely illustrative and it is not intended that such a sequence could be used in practice. The diverter 21 has a through channel 28 into which a top channel 29 enters at an angle of 60 degrees. In the position shown, a ball entering from the left is directed at an angle of 120 degrees to the right by impact with a pin 30 arranged in a groove in such a way that it does not obstruct the passage of a ball when the diverter is set straight, i.e. rotated anticlockwise through 60 degrees from the position shown. The functional element 8 of the collector 24 is of similar construction to the element 5 of the director 21, but is however fixed in the position shown. The pressure barrier 22 serves to shut off the transport gas stream whilst dosing spherical operating elements. It comprises two blind bores 32, 33 extending transversely to its rotary axis, each of which serves to accommodate one ball, and is pivotable through 180 degrees. Its outer surface is equipped with labyrinth seals (not shown). The bores 32, 33 are oriented obliquely to a diameter of the element 5 so that after a 180 degree pivoting movement, a ball present in one of the bores experiences an acceleration in the ball circulation bore 3 due to centrifugal force. The doser 23 serves to pass on the spherical operating elements in dosed quantity but without interrupting the transport gas stream. It has a through channel 38 divided into two spaces 36, 37, each to accommodate one ball, by two pins 39, 40 opposite one another in the channel wall. In the region of the channel 38, the functional element 5 has a constricted cross-section 41 which ensures that balls present in the bore 3 in front of the doser 23 are not forced backwards and possibly crushed when the doser is pivoted. To permit the centrifugal force acting on a ball present in the doser to provide an additional acceleration of the ball on leaving the doser, the two pins 39, 40 are not symmetrical to the rotary axis but the one pin, i.e. pin 39, which is placed in front in the direction of rotation of a ball which has entered the channel 38 projects further into the channel cross-section. The ball counter support 25 has an electric ball counter installed for recording the number of operating elements passing through it. A channel 43 extending through the functional element 8 has in its wall a recess 44 to accommodate an annular coil 45. The electric leads to and from the coil 45 are made through a cable 47 laid in a longitudinal groove 46 of the shield plug 9 and in a recess 48 of the support 25.
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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DE2357426A DE2357426C2 (en) | 1973-11-17 | 1973-11-17 | Charging system for nuclear reactors with spherical operating elements |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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GB1480606A true GB1480606A (en) | 1977-07-20 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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GB48717/74A Expired GB1480606A (en) | 1973-11-17 | 1974-11-11 | Charging installation for a nuclear reactor |
Country Status (5)
Country | Link |
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JP (1) | JPS5079693A (en) |
CH (1) | CH573645A5 (en) |
DE (1) | DE2357426C2 (en) |
FR (1) | FR2251887B3 (en) |
GB (1) | GB1480606A (en) |
Cited By (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US4654189A (en) * | 1984-02-11 | 1987-03-31 | Hochtemperatur-Reaktorbau Gmbh | Operating element charging and withdrawal in a gas cooled high temperature reactor |
CN103971772A (en) * | 2014-01-03 | 2014-08-06 | 中国科学院上海应用物理研究所 | Unloading device and unloadingmethod for pebble-bed reactorfuel spheres |
Families Citing this family (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US4495146A (en) * | 1981-12-07 | 1985-01-22 | Exxon Nuclear Company, Inc. | Spherical nuclear fuel loading system |
DE3404572A1 (en) * | 1984-02-09 | 1985-08-14 | Hochtemperatur-Reaktorbau GmbH, 5000 Köln | NUCLEAR POWER PLANT IN AN UNDERGROUND CAVER WITH A SMALL HT REACTOR |
DE3413623A1 (en) * | 1984-04-11 | 1985-10-17 | Hochtemperatur-Reaktorbau GmbH, 4600 Dortmund | Plug which closes a pressure vessel opening in a gas-tight fashion and has a drive shaft led through the plug and a gas-tight shaft bushing |
Family Cites Families (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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DE1589532B2 (en) * | 1967-07-01 | 1976-09-30 | Hochtemperatur-Reaktorbau GmbH, 5000Köln | FEEDING SYSTEM FOR NUCLEAR REACTORS WITH SPHERICAL FUEL ELEMENTS |
DE6753677U (en) * | 1968-06-12 | 1969-07-10 | Fischer A | FEEDING SYSTEM FOR NUCLEAR REACTORS WITH SPHERICAL FUEL ELEMENTS |
DE1764665C3 (en) * | 1968-07-13 | 1978-09-21 | Hochtemperatur-Reaktorbau Gmbh, 5000 Koeln | Charging system for nuclear reactors with spherical fuel elements |
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1973
- 1973-11-17 DE DE2357426A patent/DE2357426C2/en not_active Expired
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1974
- 1974-11-01 JP JP49126487A patent/JPS5079693A/ja active Pending
- 1974-11-11 GB GB48717/74A patent/GB1480606A/en not_active Expired
- 1974-11-14 CH CH1517974A patent/CH573645A5/xx not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1974-11-15 FR FR7437800A patent/FR2251887B3/fr not_active Expired
Cited By (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US4654189A (en) * | 1984-02-11 | 1987-03-31 | Hochtemperatur-Reaktorbau Gmbh | Operating element charging and withdrawal in a gas cooled high temperature reactor |
CN103971772A (en) * | 2014-01-03 | 2014-08-06 | 中国科学院上海应用物理研究所 | Unloading device and unloadingmethod for pebble-bed reactorfuel spheres |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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FR2251887A1 (en) | 1975-06-13 |
CH573645A5 (en) | 1976-03-15 |
JPS5079693A (en) | 1975-06-28 |
DE2357426C2 (en) | 1984-07-19 |
DE2357426A1 (en) | 1975-07-03 |
FR2251887B3 (en) | 1977-08-12 |
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Legal Events
Date | Code | Title | Description |
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PS | Patent sealed | ||
PCNP | Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee |