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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2008
Applicant:
Norman R. Singleton, Murrysville, PA (US);
Inventor:
Norman R. Singleton, Murrysville, PA (US);
Assignee:
Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, Cranberry Township, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 11/00 (2006.01); G21C 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a nuclear reactor neutron panels varying in thickness in the circumferential direction are disposed at spaced circumferential locations around the reactor core so that the greatest radial thickness is at the point of highest fluence with lesser thicknesses at adjacent locations where the fluence level is lower. The neutron panels are disposed between the core barrel and the interior of the reactor vessel to maintain radiation exposure to the vessel within acceptable limits.