Published April 27, 1981 | Version v1
Patent

Control rod withdrawal monitoring system

Description

Purpose: To prevent excessively rapid power up caused by the control rod withdrawal upon high power operation. Constitution: In a BWR type reactor, are provided control rod drives adapted to withdrawing the control rod stepwise for the plurality of steps set to the entire stroke, and an inspection device adapted to inhibit the simultaneous withdrawal of the control rod for the plurality of stages but allow only the stepwise withdrawal if the reactor power exceeds a limiting value set between about 70 - 85% rated power. The reactor power is compared with the limiting value based on a reactor core power signal outputted from average power monitors to output a control rod continuous withdrawal inhibit signal for allowing notch-by-notch withdrawal of the control rod if the reactor power is greater than the limiting value and issue a continuous withdrawal enable signal if it is smaller than the limiting value. This enables to prevent excess power up in the high power operation. (Furukawa, Y.)

Availability note (English)

Available from JAPATIC. Also available from INPADOC.

Additional details

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
3 p.
IPC:
Int. Cl. G21C17/00; G21C7/12.
IPC
Int. Cl. G21C17/00; G21C7/12.
Patent number
JP patent document 56-46493/A/

INIS

Country of Publication
Japan
Country of Input or Organization
Japan
INIS RN
13662048
Subject category
S22: GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
BWR TYPE REACTORS; CONTROL ROD DRIVES; LIMITING VALUES; MECHANICAL STRUCTURES; REACTOR CONTROL SYSTEMS; REACTOR SAFETY; SIGNALS
Descriptors DEC
CONTROL SYSTEMS; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTORS; SAFETY; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS