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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2012
Lewis A. Walton, Forest, VA (US);
Anne R. Austin, Forest, VA (US);
Jean H. Raas, Lynchburg, VA (US);
Lewis A. Walton, Forest, VA (US);
Anne R. Austin, Forest, VA (US);
Jean H. Raas, Lynchburg, VA (US);
BWXT mPower, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
A control rod assembly including at least one movable control rod including a neutron absorbing material, a control rod drive mechanism (CRDM) for controlling movement of the at least one control rod, and a coupling operatively connecting the at least one control rod and the CRDM. The coupling includes a terminal element engaged with a connecting rod of the CRDM and the at least one moveable control rod, and a kinetic energy absorbing element supported by the terminal element for absorbing kinetic energy during a SCRAM event, the kinetic energy absorbing element configured to act between the terminal element and an upper plate of an associated fuel assembly.