Prevention device for LOCA and nuclear reactor having the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11646124-B2
Application number	US-201816648769-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 23, 2018
Priority date	Sep 20, 2017
Publication date	May 9, 2023
Grant date	May 9, 2023

Abstract

The present invention relates to a prevention device for loss of coolant accident (LOCA) and a nuclear reactor having the same. The prevention device for LOCA includes a nozzle portion integrally formed in a reactor vessel and having a communication hole communicating with the inside of the reactor vessel, a nozzle finishing portion assembled to the nozzle portion and an injection line for injecting a fluid to the inside of the reactor vessel respectively on both sides thereof in a communicating manner, and a check valve mounting portion installed to be embedded inside the nozzle portion and having at least one check valve opened by flow such that the fluid is injected into the reactor vessel, wherein the check valve blocks outflow of a reactor coolant from the reactor vessel in case of failure of the injection line.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A prevention device for loss of coolant accident (LOCA), the prevention device comprising:
a nozzle portion integrally formed in a reactor vessel and having a communication hole communicating with the inside of the reactor vessel;
a nozzle finishing portion assembled to the nozzle portion and an injection line for injecting a fluid to the inside of the reactor vessel respectively on both sides of the nozzle finishing portion in a communicating manner; and
a check valve mounting portion installed to be embedded inside the nozzle portion and having at least one check valve opened by flow such that the fluid is injected into the reactor vessel,
wherein the check valve blocks outflow of a reactor coolant from the reactor vessel in case of failure of the injection line,
wherein the check valve mounting portion has a first insertion portion including dual check valves disposed to be spaced apart from each other in a longitudinal direction of the nozzle portion and a second insertion portion including an outflow blocking portion opening the communication hole when the first insertion portion is mounted and blocking the communication hole when the first insertion portion is drawn out, and
wherein the second insertion portion includes a second casing disposed inside the nozzle portion to surround the first insertion portion, and the outflow blocking portion has one side hinged to an upper side within the second casing and the other side rotated to open and close the communication hole according to insertion or withdrawal of the first insertion portion.

2. The prevention device of claim 1 , wherein
the check valve is configured to be rotated to open or block the communication hole according to a pressure of the outflow of the reactor coolant.

3. The prevention device of claim 2 , wherein
the check valve includes:
a support having one side which is hinged and the other side which rotates vertically; and
a disk supported by the other side of the support and opening and closing the communication hole.

4. The prevention device of claim 1 , wherein
the first insertion portion includes:
a first casing having the dual check valves provided therein;
a lid coupled to an upper portion of the first casing to open and close an opening formed in an upper portion of the first casing; and
a fastening member fastening the lid.

5. The prevention device of claim 1 , wherein
the nozzle portion is formed to be thicker than the nozzle finishing portion to reduce a failure probability.

6. The prevention device of claim 1 , wherein
the nozzle portion and the nozzle finishing portion are fastened to each other by a bolt or welding after the check valve mounting portion is inserted.

7. The prevention device of claim 1 , wherein
a sealing material is provided in between the nozzle portion and the check valve mounting portion, between the nozzle portion and the nozzle finishing portion, or between the nozzle finishing portion and the injection line.

8. The prevention device of claim 7 , wherein
the sealing material is an O-ring or a sealing member using thermal expansion force or spring expansion force.

9. The prevention device of claim 1 , wherein
the injection line is a safety injection line to which safety injection water is injected from a safety injection water storage section.

10. The prevention device of claim 9 , wherein
the safety injection water storage section is at least one of a core makeup tank, a safety injection tank, and an in-containment refueling water storage tank (IRWST).

11. A nuclear reactor comprising:
a reactor vessel;
a reactor coolant system circulating a reactor coolant stored inside the reactor vessel;
a safety injection line through which safety injection water is injected from a safety injection water storage section; and
a prevention device for loss of coolant accident (LOCA) blocking outflow of the reactor coolant from the reactor coolant system in case of failure of the safety injection line, wherein the prevention device for LOCA includes:
the prevention device of claim 1 .

Assignees

• Korea Atomic Energy Res
• King Abdullah City For Atomic And Renewable Energy

Inventors

• Kim Youngin
• Ryu Seungyeob
• Bae Youngmin
• MOON Joohyung
• Han Hunsik
• Shin Soojai
• Chang Cheongbong
• Kim Seok
• Kee Junewoo
• Cho Hyunjun
• Lee Minkyu
• Yoon Juhyeon
• Yoon Hyungi

Classifications

• G21C19/04

  Means for controlling flow of coolant over objects being handled; Means for controlling flow of coolant through channel being serviced {, e.g. for preventing "blow-out"} · CPC title

• G21C15/18 Primary

  Emergency cooling arrangements; Removing shut-down heat · CPC title

• G21C13/032

  Joints between tubes and vessel walls, e.g. taking into account thermal stresses · CPC title

• F16K27/0227

  with the valve members swinging around an axis located at the edge of or outside the valve member · CPC title

• Y02E30/30

  Nuclear fission reactors · CPC title