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US 12,300,395 B2Granted
Servicing a nuclear reactor module
AssigneeNuScale Power, LLC
InventorRoss Snuggerud
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Abstract
A system for servicing a nuclear reactor module comprises a crane operable to attach to the nuclear reactor module, wherein the crane includes provisions for routing signals from one or more sensors of the nuclear reactor module to one or more sensor receivers.
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A device for moving a nuclear reactor, comprising:
- an attachment shaped to releasably engage the nuclear reactor;
- a crane connected to the attachment and positioned to move the nuclear reactor when the attachment is engaged with the nuclear reactor;
- a first interface panel disposed within the crane couplable to a sensor, the sensor being disposed within a reactor vessel of the nuclear reactor, wherein the first interface panel is configured to receive at least one or more signals from the sensor associated with at least one or more parameters of the nuclear reactor when the attachment is engaged with the nuclear reactor;
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- a second interface panel disposed within a reactor bay, wherein the second interface panel is releasably couplable to a bundle of the nuclear reactor for receiving the signals from the sensor associated with at least one or more parameters of the nuclear reactor when the attachment is not engaged with the nuclear reactor.
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A method for moving a nuclear reactor, comprising:
- releasably engaging the nuclear reactor via an attachment;
- moving, via a crane, the nuclear reactor when the attachment is engaged with the nuclear reactor;
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- coupling a first interface panel disposed within the crane to a sensor disposed within a reactor vessel of the nuclear reactor, wherein the first interface panel is configured to receive at least one or more signals from the sensor associated with at least one or more parameters of the nuclear reactor when the attachment is engaged with the nuclear reactor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.