Nuclear reactor cooling system
    13.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10784002B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-22

    申请号:US15821926

    申请日:2017-11-24

    发明人: Liping Deng

    摘要: A nuclear reactor cooling system includes a cooling water tank disposed above a containment; a spray header connected to the cooling water tank through a first communicating pipe; and an air tank disposed inside the containment; wherein the spray header is disposed outside the containment and used for spraying cooling water to the outer wall of the containment; the cooling water tank is a closed container, and the air tank is connected to the top portion of the cooling water tank through a second communicating pipe. The nuclear reactor cooling system has higher reliability in cooling containment.

    Passive integral isolation valve
    14.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10672524B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-02

    申请号:US14877048

    申请日:2015-10-07

    申请人: BWXT mPower, Inc.

    摘要: A valve assembly includes a flange connected to a vessel penetration of a reactor pressure vessel of a nuclear reactor. A valve is disposed inside the flange or protrudes from the flange into the vessel penetration. The valve includes a valve seat and a movable valve member positioned so that pressure inside the reactor pressure vessel urges the movable valve member against the valve seat to close the valve. The valve assembly further includes a plenum having an inlet via which the plenum can be pressurized to apply pressure to the movable valve member that urges the movable valve member away from the valve seat to open the valve. The plenum may be defined in part by a surface of the movable valve member. The valve assembly preferably does not include a valve actuator.

    Nuclear reactor shroud
    15.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10580539B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-03

    申请号:US15715631

    申请日:2017-09-26

    申请人: SMR INVENTEC, LLC

    摘要: A nuclear reactor in one embodiment includes a cylindrical body having an internal cavity, a nuclear fuel core, and a shroud disposed in the cavity. The shroud comprises an inner shell, an outer shell, and a plurality of intermediate shells disposed between the inner and outer shells. Pluralities of annular cavities are formed between the inner and outer shells which are filled with primary coolant such as demineralized water. The coolant-filled annular cavities may be sealed at the top and bottom and provide an insulating effect to the shroud. In one embodiment, the shroud may comprise a plurality of vertically-stacked self-supported shroud segments which are coupled together.

    NUCLEAR REACTOR COOLING SYSTEM
    17.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180358138A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-13

    申请号:US15821926

    申请日:2017-11-24

    发明人: Liping Deng

    摘要: A nuclear reactor cooling system includes a cooling water tank disposed above a containment; a spray header connected to the cooling water tank through a first communicating pipe; and an air tank disposed inside the containment; wherein the spray header is disposed outside the containment and used for spraying cooling water to the outer wall of the containment; the cooling water tank is a closed container, and the air tank is connected to the top portion of the cooling water tank through a second communicating pipe. The nuclear reactor cooling system has higher reliability in cooling containment.

    Containment Cooling Apparatus
    18.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180358135A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-13

    申请号:US15821929

    申请日:2017-11-24

    发明人: Liping Deng

    摘要: A containment cooling apparatus includes a cooling water tank disposed above a containment; a spray header connected to the cooling water tank via a first communicating pipe, wherein the spray header is disposed on an outside of the containment for spraying cooling water to an outer wall of the containment; a bell shaped shield covering the containment, wherein the cooling water tank is disposed on a top portion of the shield; a space formed between an inner wall of the shield and the outer wall of the containment, wherein the spray header is disposed in the space; an exhaust hole disposed on the top portion of the shield; and a water separator disposed in the exhaust hole and/or the space. The containment cooling apparatus has higher utilization of coolant.

    NUCLEAR REACTOR SHROUD
    19.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180068751A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-08

    申请号:US15715631

    申请日:2017-09-26

    申请人: SMR INVENTEC, LLC

    摘要: A nuclear reactor in one embodiment includes a cylindrical body having an internal cavity, a nuclear fuel core, and a shroud disposed in the cavity. The shroud comprises an inner shell, an outer shell, and a plurality of intermediate shells disposed between the inner and outer shells. Pluralities of annular cavities are formed between the inner and outer shells which are filled with primary coolant such as demineralized water. The coolant-filled annular cavities may be sealed at the top and bottom and provide an insulating effect to the shroud. In one embodiment, the shroud may comprise a plurality of vertically-stacked self-supported shroud segments which are coupled together.

    Pressurized water reactor with upper plenum including cross-flow blocking weir
    20.
    发明授权
    Pressurized water reactor with upper plenum including cross-flow blocking weir 有权
    具有上部通风室的加压水反应器包括横流阻塞堰

    公开(公告)号:US09558855B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-01-31

    申请号:US13293899

    申请日:2011-11-10

    摘要: A pressurized water reactor (PWR) comprises: a nuclear core comprising a fissile material; a cylindrical pressure vessel having a vertically oriented cylinder axis and containing the nuclear core immersed in primary coolant water; and a hollow cylindrical central riser disposed concentrically with and inside the cylindrical pressure vessel. A downcomer annulus is defined between the hollow cylindrical central riser and the cylindrical pressure vessel. The hollow cylindrical central riser has a radially expanding upper orifice that merges into an annular divider plate that separates an upper plenum above the annular divider plate from a lower plenum below the annular divider plate. The upper plenum is in fluid communication with the radially expanding upper orifice and the lower plenum is in fluid communication with the downcomer annulus. A weir may extend away from a bottom wall of the lower plenum into the lower plenum. An emergency core cooling system (ECCS) return line nozzle may be arranged to inject water into the upper plenum. A pump support plate spans the inner diameter of the cylindrical pressure vessel and forms a portion of the pressure boundary of the cylindrical pressure vessel, and reactor coolant pumps (RCPs) are supported by the pump support plate. Alternatively, reactor coolant pumps (RCPs) are supported by an arcuate annular ledge formed in the upper portion of the cylindrical pressure vessel.

    摘要翻译: 压水反应堆(PWR)包括:包含裂变材料的核芯; 圆柱形压力容器具有垂直取向的圆柱轴线并且包含浸入一次冷却水中的核芯; 以及与圆柱形压力容器同心地设置的中空圆柱形中心提升器。 在中空圆柱形中央提升管和圆柱形压力容器之间限定降液管环。 中空的圆柱形中央提升管具有径向扩张的上部孔口,其合并成环形分隔板,其将环形分隔板上方的上部增压室与环形分隔板下方的下部增压室分隔开。 上部气室与径向膨胀的上部孔口流体连通,下部气室与降液管环流体连通。 堰可以从下部通风室的底壁延伸到下部增压室中。 可以安排应急芯冷却系统(ECCS)返回管线喷嘴将水注入上部通风室。 泵支撑板跨过圆柱形压力容器的内径并形成圆柱形压力容器的压力边界的一部分,并且反应堆冷却剂泵(RCP)由泵支撑板支撑。 或者,反应堆冷却剂泵(RCP)由形成在圆柱形压力容器的上部中的弧形环形凸缘支撑。