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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2025
Filed:
May. 27, 2021
Bwxt Mpower, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
John D. Malloy, III, Goode, VA (US);
Michael J. Edwards, Forest, VA (US);
BWXT mPower, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
Apparatuses for reducing or eliminating Type 1 LOCAs in a nuclear reactor vessel. A nuclear reactor including a nuclear reactor core comprising a fissile material, a pressure vessel containing the nuclear reactor core immersed in primary coolant disposed in the pressure vessel, and an isolation valve assembly including, an isolation valve vessel having a single open end with a flange, a spool piece having a first flange secured to a wall of the pressure vessel and a second flange secured to the flange of the isolation valve vessel, a fluid flow line passing through the spool piece to conduct fluid flow into or out of the first flange wherein a portion of the fluid flow line is disposed in the isolation valve vessel, and at least one valve disposed in the isolation valve vessel and operatively connected with the fluid flow line.