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US 2026/0081044 A1Published application
Control rod apparatus for small modular reactor, and small modular reactor comprising same
AssigneeDunedin Energy Systems Limited
InventorRobert Harvey
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Abstract
A local control unit for a small modular reactor includes: a local control rod set comprising a pair of movable local control rods; and a local control unit drive mechanism coupled to the pair of local control rods. The local control unit drive mechanism is configured to move each of the local control rods in opposite directions simultaneously.
Claims12
A local control unit for a small modular reactor, the local control unit comprising:
- a local control rod set comprising a pair of movable local control rods;
- and
- a local control unit drive mechanism coupled to the pair of local control rods, the local control unit drive mechanism being configured to move each of the local control rods in opposite directions simultaneously.
A reactor control unit subsystem for a small modular reactor comprising a reactor core, the reactor control unit subsystem comprising:
- a plurality of shutoff units;
- a plurality of guaranteed shutdown units;
- and
- a plurality of local control units, each local control unit comprising:
- a local control rod set comprising a pair of movable local control rods;
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- a local control unit drive mechanism coupled to the pair of local control rods, the local control unit drive mechanism being configured to move each of the local control rods in opposite directions simultaneously into or out of the core.
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