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Portable Monitoring System

A monitoring device, reactor technology, applied in the direction of nuclear reactor monitoring, greenhouse gas reduction, reactor, etc., can solve problems such as hindering access and/or maintenance of reactor modules, spending a lot of time connecting and disconnecting, etc.

Active Publication Date: 2019-07-05
NUSCALE LLC
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In addition to the sensors that may be used to monitor various characteristics of the reactor modules, additional components, fittings, attachments, tubing, wires, supports, etc. that can be attached, connected, or otherwise communicated with the reactor modules, may Impairs ability to access and / or maintain reactor modules
Similarly, a considerable amount of time may be spent connecting and detaching various parts from the reactor module, for example during installation of the reactor module and removal of the reactor module, respectively
Additionally, any penetrations into the reactor vessel and / or containment vessel to accommodate the various components may present possible leak points and / or areas of structural weakness in the reactor module

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[0025] Various examples disclosed and / or referred to herein may operate consistent with or in conjunction with one or more features appearing in: U.S. Patent No. 8,687,759, entitled Internal Dry Containment Vessel for a Nuclear Reactor, entitled U.S. Patent No. 8,588,360 for Evacuated Containment Vessel for a Nuclear Reactor, U.S. Patent Application No. 14 / 242,677 entitled Neutron Path Enhancement, and / or U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62 / 021,627 entitled Flow Rate Measurement in a Volume , the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.

[0026] figure 1 A cross-sectional side view of an exemplary reactor module 100 including a reactor vessel 20 housed in a containment vessel 10 is shown. The reactor core 30 is positioned at the bottom portion of the cylindrical or capsule-shaped reactor vessel 20 . Reactor core 30 may include an amount of fissionable material that produces a controlled reaction that may occur over a period of perhaps years. In some ex...

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The present invention relates to a system for monitoring reactor modules housed in a reactor bay, which may include a mounting structure and one or more extendable attachment mechanisms connected to the mounting structure. Additionally, one or more monitoring devices can be operably coupled to the one or more extendable attachment mechanisms, which can be configured to attach the one or more The monitoring devices are selectively positioned at different distances relative to the walls of the reactor bay so as to place the one or more monitoring devices in the vicinity of the reactor modules.

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[0001] government interest [0002] This invention was made with government support under Contract No. DE-NE0000633 awarded by the Department of Energy. The government has certain rights in this invention. [0003] Statement of relevant application [0004] This application claims priority to U.S. Patent No. 14 / 712,507, filed May 14, 2015, and U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62 / 000,452, filed May 19, 2014, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference . technical field [0005] The present invention generally relates to systems, devices, structures and methods for monitoring nuclear power reactors. Background technique [0006] In nuclear reactors, the core of nuclear material may be confined to a small volume inside the reactor where reactions can take place. Controlled nuclear reactions can continue for extended periods of time, possibly including years, before the reactor core needs to be refueled. Thus, when used as a heat source for converting ...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(China)
IPC IPC(8): G21C17/013G21C17/022G21D3/10
CPCG21C17/013G21C17/022G21D3/10G21C17/02G21C17/104G21C17/108G21C17/00Y02E30/30G21C17/01G21C17/112G21C17/003G21C19/20G21C17/06G21C17/007
Inventor K·D·源
Owner NUSCALE LLC