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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2012
Babcock & Wilcox Mpower, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Andrew C. Whitten, Lynchburg, VA (US);
Michael J. Edwards, Forest, VA (US);
Babcock & Wilcox mPower, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
A nuclear reactor comprises a pressure vessel, a nuclear reactor core comprising fissile material disposed in the pressure vessel, and a core basket disposed in the pressure vessel and containing the nuclear reactor core. An incore instrument is disposed in a guide tube of the nuclear reactor core. The incore instrument has a cable extending out of the bottom of the nuclear reactor core and making a 180° turn. A bottom support element is attached to the bottom of the core basket and defines or includes a routing tube that routes the cable of the incore instrument through the 180° turn. In some embodiments, the pressure vessel includes upper and lower vessel portions, the nuclear reactor core and core basket are disposed in the lower vessel portion, and the vessel penetration is through the lower vessel portion or through a mid-flange connecting the upper and lower vessel portions.