Refuelling a nuclear reactor
AssigneeRolls-Royce Smr Limited
InventorDaniel ROBERTSON
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Abstract
A lift head for a reactor pressure vessel comprising a lift head which can be coupled and removed to a reactor pressure vessel head, and radiation shielding. The radiation shielding is connectable to the lift head such that the lift head and the radiation shield encase the reactor pressure vessel head and any head package contents removed from a reactor pressure vessel with the reactor pressure vessel head. The radiation shield may be of a clam shell construction. The lift head may be provided with a mechanism for fastening and unfastening the bolts connecting the reactor pressure vessel head to the reactor pressure vessel. The lift head may be provided with monitoring equipment to monitor the core internals.
Claims16
A lift head system for a nuclear reactor pressure vessel comprising:
- a lift head which can be coupled and removed to a reactor pressure vessel head of the nuclear reactor pressure vessel, and radiation shielding, wherein:
- the radiation shielding is connectable to the lift head such that the lift head and the radiation shielding encase the reactor pressure vessel head when removed from the nuclear reactor pressure vessel and encase any head package contents removed from the nuclear reactor pressure vessel with the reactor pressure vessel head.
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