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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2010
Applicant:
Bruce M. Cook, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Inventor:
Bruce M. Cook, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Assignee:
Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, Cranberry Township, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 9/004 (2006.01); G21C 9/00 (2006.01); G21C 15/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A blocking device for preventing the actuation of an automatic depressurization system in a pressurized nuclear reactor system due to spurious signals resulting from a software failure. The blocking signal is removed when the coolant level within the core makeup tanks drop below a predetermined level.