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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2014
Applicant:
Babcock & Wilcox Mpower, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Inventors:
Tyler A Edwards, Lynchburg, VA (US);
Michael J Edwards, Forest, VA (US);
Assignee:
BWXT mPower, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 13/024 (2006.01); G21C 5/10 (2006.01); G21C 9/016 (2006.01); G21C 15/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 5/10 (2013.01); G21C 9/016 (2013.01); G21C 13/024 (2013.01); G21C 15/18 (2013.01); Y02E 30/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
A nuclear reactor including a lateral seismic restraint with a vertically oriented pin attached to the lower vessel head and a mating pin socket attached to the floor. Thermally insulating materials are disposed alongside the exterior surface of a lower portion of the reactor pressure vessel including at least the lower vessel head.