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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8068575 | Acoustic load mitigator A system for reducing an acoustic load of a fluid flow includes a first pipe to carry the fluid flow; a standpipe connected to the first pipe at an opening in the first pipe; and a standpipe flow tripper provided in the standpipe. The flow tripper includes an edge e... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8036335 | Thermal load reducing system for nuclear reactor vessel In a reactor vessel thermal load reducing system near the surface level of a coolant, the present invention is characterized in that a heat conductive member is installed not contacting the reactor vessel wall in an area above and below the coolant liquid surface, a... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7813465 | Pressure suppression and decontamination apparatus and method for reactor container A pressure suppression and decontamination apparatus for a reactor container which is provided with a reactor pressure vessel containing nuclear core fuel and forms a dry well space including, a dry well cooling unit for cooling a gas in the dry well space and for p... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7680237 | Containment vessel and method of operating a condenser in a nuclear power plant A containment vessel of a boiling-water nuclear power plant and a method of operating a condenser in a nuclear power plant, include a drain pipe which connects a top region of the containment vessel to a condensing chamber disposed in the containment vessel. The dra... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7668283 | Pressuriser for a pressurised water nuclear power station Pressurizer for a pressurized water nuclear power station, comprising an outer casing which delimits an inner space; a duct (11) which extends beneath the casing and which is capable of being tapped from the... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7606344 | Containment of a nuclear power plant A containment of a nuclear power plant has a pressure chamber, a condensation chamber, and a substantially vertically running condensation tube. The upper end of the tube is connected to the pressure chamber and the lower end of the tube is immersed in a cooling liq... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7370672 | Diverter valve A diverter valve is disclosed and may comprise an actively cooled valve actuation section, an actuator, and a valve section comprising a rotationally actuated valve plate that is structured to be rotationally actuated by the actuator to direct flow wherein the actua... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7263249 | Optical element assembly and method of making the same A V-groove is formed in a platform of single crystal silicon by anisotropic wet etching based on its crystal orientation, and a convexity of an optical element chip is fitted in an intermediate portion of the V-groove. Quadrangular frustoidal convexities are formed ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7245688 | Cooling system This invention relates to a nuclear reactor plant which includes a nuclear heat source (12), and a cooling system (10). The cooling system (10) includes at least two cooling circuits (26), each of which includes a plurality of coolant cha... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7231333 | Method and arrangement for developing core loading patterns in nuclear reactors In the method, a set of limits applicable to a core may be defined, and a test core loading pattern design, to be used for loading the core, may be determined based on the limits. Reactor operation on at least a subset of the core may be simulated to produce a plura... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7210247 | Forced gas flow canister dehydration The present invention provides a method and system for ensuring that cavities used to store radioactive elements are adequately dried without intrusive measuring. In one aspect the invention is a system for drying a cavity loaded with radioactive elements, the loade... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7200541 | Method and arrangement for determining nuclear reactor core designs In the method, a set of limits are defined and a reference core design is generated based on the limits, and includes an initial loading pattern of current fresh fuel bundles arranged in a plurality of fuel locations. A unique subset of fresh fuel bundles is selecte... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7136449 | Nuclear reactor plant The invention provides a cooling system which includes at least one and preferably a plurality of coolant chambers arranged around a heat source, typically a nuclear reactor. A coolant inlet pipe enters the or each coolant chamber at a high level and extends downwar... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7110630 | Optical element assembly and method of making the same A V-groove is formed in a platform of single crystal silicon by anisotropic wet etching based on its crystal orientation, and a convexity of an optical element chip is fitted in an intermediate portion of the V-groove. Quadrangular frustoidal convexities are formed ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7024052 | Motion image decoding apparatus and method reducing error accumulation and hence image degradation An Hadamard transform coding circuit changes a rounding method for each Hadamard transform block to prevent a rounding operation from providing an error biased in one direction, as seen in a picture in its entirety, for data compression and rounding. More specifical... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6945272 | Passively actuated valve A passively actuated valve for isolating a high pressure zone from a low pressure zone and discontinuing the isolation when the pressure in the high pressure zone drops below a preset threshold. If the pressure in the high pressure zone drops below the preset thresh... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6912263 | Method and device for feeding at least one steam generator of a pressurized-water nuclear reactor during periods of reactor shutdown At least one injector condenser (20) is used to supply secondary feedwater to the steam generator (1) during a phase in the course of which the temperature and the pressure of the coolant of the reactor coolant system (2) of the nuclear reactor ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6895068 | Method for providing a pressurized fluid In order, in a pressure accumulator, to generate a required operating pressure of a fluid situated in the pressure accumulator, a heater device is provided, disposed in an upper region of the pressure accumulator. The device generates a vapor cushion and the require... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6885720 | Modular reactor containment system A compact metal containment vessel, for a boiling water nuclear reactor, includes in one exemplary embodiment, a bottom head, a removable top head, and a substantially cylindrical sidewall extending from the bottom head to the top head. The bottom head, top head and... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6810099 | Boiling water reactor nuclear power plant and its construction method The present invention provides a boiling water reactor nuclear power plant in which a reactor core support plate, upper grid plate, and a reactor core consisting of fuel assemblies supported by these plates are provided in the inner base portion of a nuclear reactor... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6795518 | Integral PWR with diverse emergency cooling and method of operating same Passive emergency cooling in response to a loss of coolant accident (LOCA) in a PWR, having an integral reactor pressure vessel incorporating the steam generators and housed in a small high pressure containment vessel, is provided by circulating cooling water throug... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6718001 | Nuclear reactor In an indirect cycle nuclear reactor, a size of the reactor containment vessel is decreased by removing decay heat inside the reactor pressure vessel without using any active component to improve the economic feasibility. A main steam pipe communicating with a heat ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6618461 | Systems and methods to enhance passive containment cooling system A nuclear reactor containment cooling system includes a containment vessel having a drywell and a wetwell, a cooling condenser submerged in a cooling pool of water located outside the containment vessel, a vent line extending from the condenser to a suppr... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6594333 | Thermal load reducing system for nuclear reactor vessel The present invention is used to reduce thermal load itself, being the cause to generate stress, which develops near liquid surface in a nuclear reactor wall and to contribute to further improvement of safety. A partition member (5) is arranged above a co... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6477220 | Flexible penetration attachment for strainers A flexible penetration attachment for BWR wet-well strainers is provided that causes a suction pipe to communicate with liquid in the wet-well through an aperture in a wet-well wall. The penetration includes a boot for defining an outer circumference of t... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6397877 | Blowdown manifold evacuator for nuclear power plants A blowdown manifold for a nuclear power plant includes a main conduit section, at least one coolant exhaust conduit, and at least one fluidic device. The main conduit section is connected to a pressure relief system in the nuclear power plant. The coolant... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6353651 | Core catcher cooling by heat pipe A heat removal system for the under reactor pressure vessel area of a boiling water nuclear reactor system that provides both protection of the containment boundary from attack by molten core debris and cools the molten core debris to prevent a breach of ... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6351936 | Device for elimination of hydrogen A device for elimination of hydrogen including (a) a reactor for reacting hydrogen and oxygen, the reactor being provided with a first inlet line, a second inlet line and an outlet line, the first inlet line admits a hydrogen-containing gas mixture into t... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6351510 | Nuclear plant A nuclear power plant comprising a casing which encloses a primary space, a reactor vessel arranged in the primary space, and a reactor core provided in the reactor vessel. The plant further comprises an upper space provided above the casing. The reactor ... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6333956 | Blow-off device and method of blowing off live steam A blow-off device for live steam includes a filter for radioactive substances in order to increase operational safety in a nuclear power plant. The filter is preferably integrated in a housing of a muffler or sound absorber and is disposed on a slide whic... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6311897 | Passive pulse generator and method for activating a fitting with a passive pulse generator A passive pulse generator can be connected to a line in order to activate a safety fitting in a nuclear power plant. The line can be closed by a closure element. In the event of a temperature change in the vicinity of the pulse generator, the closure elem... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6285727 | Nuclear plant A nuclear reactor plant with a light water reactor comprises a containment (1) having an upper space (2) and a lower space (3). The lower space is separated from the upper space by a separating member (4) and arranged to house a cooling medium (16). Furth... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6249561 | Combination containment cooling and residual heat removal condenser system for nuclear reactors Combination primary containment cooling system and residual heat removal steam condensers (PCCS-CND) operable in a containment cooling mode and in a reactor vessel cooling mode are described. In the containment cooling mode, the PCCS-CND interfaces with t... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6243432 | Modified passive containment cooling system for a nuclear reactor Modified passive containment cooling systems for cooling a reactor core of a boiling water nuclear reactor are described. The reactor core is positioned in a reactor pressure vessel which is located in a drywell of the nuclear reactor. The passive contain... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6195406 | Spray lines for a pressurizer of a pressured water reactor A pressurizer includes a casing in which at least one spray line ends. The spray line is guided through a wall in a lower region of the casing and is disposed in such a way as to run upward inside the casing. The spray line ends at its geodetically highes... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6185269 | Liquid metal reactor power block A seismically isolated liquid metal reactor power block is described. In one embodiment, the liquid metal reactor power block is a substantially rectangular nuclear plant with two nuclear islands and a common liquid metal service facility commonly support... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6185268 | Main steam pressure disturbance preventing apparatus of nuclear power plant A main steam pressure disturbance preventing apparatus of a nuclear power plant including, one of a pressure detector and a water level detector provided in one of a steam system from a reactor of the nuclear power plant and a drain system connected to th... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6173027 | Primary containment vessel A primary containment vessel comprises an outer peripheral concrete wall surrounding a reactor pressure vessel, a pipe arrangement of a reactor water recirculation system and other reactor systems and equipments, a mat concrete wall positioned below the o... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6097778 | Gravity driven suction pump system, methods, and apparatus A gravity driven suction pump for a nuclear reactor condenser is described. The gravity driven suction pump is utilizes the potential energy of the condenser condensate to move condensible and noncondensible gases through the condenser. The gravity driven... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6088418 | Pool pressure mitigation using sparger phase interaction A method and apparatus for mitigating oscillatory pressure disturbances that result from venting steam from a nuclear reactor into a pressure suppression pool through a plurality of spargers is disclosed. The individual spargers are connected in series so... | 07/11/2000 |
