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US 2026/0290635 A1Published application
Non-integral feedwater plenum
AssigneeNuScale Power, LLC
InventorTodd Sorensen
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Abstract
A system comprising a reactor pressure vessel (RPV), a plenum, having a first end and a second end, a welded seal attaching the plenum to the RPV, and a compression seal at least partially disposed within the flange. The plenum includes a flange to engage with the RPV at the first end, a conduit extending from the flange in a direction, and a tubesheet extending from the conduit at the second end opposite the first end.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- a reactor pressure vessel (RPV);
- a flange attached to the RPV;
- a welded seal connecting the flange to the RPV;
- a compression seal at least partially disposed within the flange;
- and
- a cover plate including:
- a first portion engaged with the flange, and
- a second portion engaged with the RPV via one or more fasteners.
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An apparatus comprising,
- a plenum disposed in a reactor pressure vessel (RPV), the plenum having a first end and a second end, the plenum including:
- a flange at the first end of the plenum to engage with the RPV,
- a conduit fluidly connected to the flange at the first end of the plenum, and
- a tubesheet fluidly connected to the conduit at the second end of plenum, and;
- a welded seal to attach the plenum to the RPV, the welded seal circumferentially disposed around an outside perimeter of the flange;
- and
- a compression seal at least partially disposed within the flange.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a plenum having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the plenum is at least partially disposed within a reactor pressure vessel (RPV);
- a welded seal attached to the second end of the plenum and the RPV, the welded seal circumferentially disposed around an outside perimeter of the plenum at the second end of the plenum;
- a compression seal at least partially disposed within the second end of the plenum;
- and
- a cover plate to couple with the RPV via a plurality of fasteners.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.