GB897455A - Improvements in or relating to means for shutting down nuclear reactors - Google Patents

Improvements in or relating to means for shutting down nuclear reactors

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Publication number
GB897455A
GB897455A GB13261/59A GB1326159A GB897455A GB 897455 A GB897455 A GB 897455A GB 13261/59 A GB13261/59 A GB 13261/59A GB 1326159 A GB1326159 A GB 1326159A GB 897455 A GB897455 A GB 897455A
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
ports
pressure
bodies
tube
drop
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GB13261/59A
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Shirley Russell Hopkins
Rex William Mallett
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UK Atomic Energy Authority
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UK Atomic Energy Authority
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Application filed by UK Atomic Energy Authority filed Critical UK Atomic Energy Authority
Priority to GB13261/59A priority Critical patent/GB897455A/en
Priority to DEU7072A priority patent/DE1214338B/en
Priority to FR824597A priority patent/FR1259603A/en
Publication of GB897455A publication Critical patent/GB897455A/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C9/00—Emergency protection arrangements structurally associated with the reactor, e.g. safety valves provided with pressure equalisation devices
    • G21C9/02—Means for effecting very rapid reduction of the reactivity factor under fault conditions, e.g. reactor fuse; Control elements having arrangements activated in an emergency
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C7/00—Control of nuclear reaction
    • G21C7/06—Control of nuclear reaction by application of neutron-absorbing material, i.e. material with absorption cross-section very much in excess of reflection cross-section
    • G21C7/08—Control 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
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C9/00—Emergency protection arrangements structurally associated with the reactor, e.g. safety valves provided with pressure equalisation devices
    • G21C9/02—Means for effecting very rapid reduction of the reactivity factor under fault conditions, e.g. reactor fuse; Control elements having arrangements activated in an emergency
    • G21C9/027—Means for effecting very rapid reduction of the reactivity factor under fault conditions, e.g. reactor fuse; Control elements having arrangements activated in an emergency by fast movement of a solid, e.g. pebbles
    • 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)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Structure Of Emergency Protection For Nuclear Reactors (AREA)
  • Monitoring And Testing Of Nuclear Reactors (AREA)

Abstract

897,455. Controlling reactors. UNITED KINGDOM ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY. April 7, 1960 [April 17, 1959], No. 13261/59. Class 39(4). In a device for shutting down a reactor by dropping a number of strongly neutronabsorbing bodies into a vertical tube in the reactor core, the bodies are normally contained in a magazine closed by a movable member connected to a retaining member by a mechanical pressure-sensitive device in such a way that the movable member can be displaced to release the bodies either by movement of the retaining member or by a dimensional change in the pressure-sensitive device caused by a change in the ambient pressure. A sleeve 29 can be lowered to align ports 20 and 32 by release of an armature 24 from an electromagnet or by expansion of a bellows 30 caused by a sudden drop in reactor coolant pressure, thus letting boron steel balls 5 drop into a tube 16. A bleed hole in the bellows allows for gradual pressure changes. The armature can act directly on the sleeve through rods 42, and a stop 43 is provided. The magazine is recharged by raising the tube 16 until the balls drop back through ports 19 and 15; these ports are in practice offset 90 degrees from ports 20, 32. Specifications 857,432 and 897,456 are referred to.
GB13261/59A 1959-04-17 1959-04-17 Improvements in or relating to means for shutting down nuclear reactors Expired GB897455A (en)

Priority Applications (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB13261/59A GB897455A (en) 1959-04-17 1959-04-17 Improvements in or relating to means for shutting down nuclear reactors
DEU7072A DE1214338B (en) 1959-04-17 1960-04-14 Device for shutting down nuclear reactors
FR824597A FR1259603A (en) 1959-04-17 1960-04-16 Devices for shutting down nuclear reactors

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GB13261/59A GB897455A (en) 1959-04-17 1959-04-17 Improvements in or relating to means for shutting down nuclear reactors

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GB897455A true GB897455A (en) 1962-05-30

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Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4073681A (en) * 1975-03-05 1978-02-14 General Atomic Company Nuclear reactor shutdown system
FR2366670A1 (en) * 1976-10-04 1978-04-28 Rockwell International Corp NUCLEAR REACTOR EQUIPPED WITH A RELIABLE AUTOMATIC SHUT-OFF SYSTEM
US4139414A (en) * 1977-06-10 1979-02-13 Combustion Engineering, Inc. Scram device having a multiplicity of neutron absorbing masses
US4770845A (en) * 1981-06-04 1988-09-13 The United States Of America As Represented By The United States Department Of Energy Self-actuating reactor shutdown system
CN109360668A (en) * 2018-11-12 2019-02-19 中国原子能科学研究院 A kind of pneumatic buckling and locking device of pool low temperature heap control rod drive mechanism

Families Citing this family (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE3011218A1 (en) * 1980-03-22 1981-10-01 GHT Gesellschaft für Hochtemperaturreaktor-Technik mbH, 5060 Bergisch Gladbach BALL HEAD REACTOR WITH ADDITIONAL DEVICE FOR ABSORBER MATERIAL

Family Cites Families (1)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE1052000B (en) * 1957-12-13 1959-03-05 Siemens Ag Shutdown device for liquid-cooled nuclear reactors

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4073681A (en) * 1975-03-05 1978-02-14 General Atomic Company Nuclear reactor shutdown system
FR2366670A1 (en) * 1976-10-04 1978-04-28 Rockwell International Corp NUCLEAR REACTOR EQUIPPED WITH A RELIABLE AUTOMATIC SHUT-OFF SYSTEM
US4139414A (en) * 1977-06-10 1979-02-13 Combustion Engineering, Inc. Scram device having a multiplicity of neutron absorbing masses
US4770845A (en) * 1981-06-04 1988-09-13 The United States Of America As Represented By The United States Department Of Energy Self-actuating reactor shutdown system
CN109360668A (en) * 2018-11-12 2019-02-19 中国原子能科学研究院 A kind of pneumatic buckling and locking device of pool low temperature heap control rod drive mechanism

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DE1214338B (en) 1966-04-14

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