Nuclear reactor condenser support structure

Abstract

Abstract A lightweight structure for supporting a fusible material in a solid state in a condenser compartment of a nuclear rector power plant containment in a configuration obtaining proper thermal-hydraulic relationships, and optimizing ease of construction, material condition and structure condition inspection, and dynamic load support, is provided. The supporting structure comprises an array of wire mesh interconnected tubular sections used to retain the material, and supported vertically by the condenser floor, and horizontally by positioning frameworks at required height intervals which locate the tubes in the desired array in such a manner as to effect cooling of the compartment over the entire surface with high ambient temperatures extended to the compartment, and maintaining uniform surface temperature inside the compartment in consideration of the potential through conduction paths in the structural members. The resultant combined structural and thermal properties thereby adequately fulfill the requirements to maintain the location and configuration of the fusible solid under all postulated loading conditions and at the same time minimize the maintenance necessary on the fusible solid to meet the performance criteria during the lifetime of the plant.

Inventors

• 👤 W Taft
• 👤 A Iredale

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