Published 1981 | Version v1
Patent

Rack and pinion mechanism for moving a neutron absorbing assembly in a nuclear reactor

Description

The purpose of this invention is therefore to suggest a rack and pinion mechanism for moving a neutron absorbing assembly, vertically mobile in a nuclear reactor for power control and emergency shutdown of the reactor. This mechanism must allow accurate movements of the control rods with halting of these rods at well defined positions and a drop of these rods for emergency shutdown fo the reactor controlled by a simple device for preventing the pinion and the rack from disengaging

Availability note (English)

Available from Institut National de la Propriete Industrielle, Paris (France).

Abstract (French)

Le but de l'invention est donc de proposer un mecanisme a pignon et cremaillere pour le deplacement d'un ensemble absorbant les neutrons, mobile verticalement dans un reacteur nucleaire pour la commande de puissance et l'arret d'urgence du reacteur. Ce mecanisme doit permettre des mouvements precis des barres de commande avec arret de ces barres a des positions bien definies et une retombee des barres pour l'arret d'urgence du reacteur commandee par un dispositif simple evitant le desengrenement du pignon et de la cremaillere

Additional details

Additional titles

Original title (French)
Mecanisme a pignon et cremaillere pour le deplacement d'un ensemble absorbant les neutrons dans un reacteur nucleaire

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
12 p.
IPC:
Int. Cl. G21c7/14.
IPC
Int. Cl. G21c7/14.
Patent number
FR patent document 2461334/A/

INIS

Country of Publication
France
Country of Input or Organization
France
INIS RN
12642154
Subject category
S22: GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
CONTROL ROD DRIVES; NEUTRON ABSORBERS; REACTOR CONTROL SYSTEMS; SCRAM RODS
Descriptors DEC
CONTROL ELEMENTS; CONTROL SYSTEMS; REACTOR COMPONENTS