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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2017
Kepco Engineering & Construction Company, Inc., Gyeongsangbuk-do, KR;
Hyun Woo Park, Daejeon, KR;
Won Ho Lee, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Young Ju Kwon, Daejeon, KR;
Myoung Goo Lee, Daegeon, KR;
Sang Gyoon Chang, Sejong-si, KR;
Dae Hee Lee, Daejeon, KR;
KEPCO ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC., Gyeongsangbuk-do, KR;
Abstract
A sealing mechanism for a reactor vessel (RV) cable penetration tube improves the functional and structural integrity of a cable inserted in an RV through a penetration tube due to use of a precise thimble. The sealing mechanism includes a penetration tube configured to penetrate an RV from an outside to an inside thereof and having a penetration hole for communication with the inside of the RV, a cable configured to be inserted in the RV through the penetration hole of the penetration tube, and a thimble placed between the cable and the penetration tube, wherein a dimple groove portion is provided on the thimble in a direction from an outer surface of the penetration hole toward the cable.