Complex decommissioning method for nuclear facility

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11830634-B2
Application number	US-202017437073-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 5, 2020
Priority date	Mar 8, 2019
Publication date	Nov 28, 2023
Grant date	Nov 28, 2023

Abstract

A method for complex-decommissioning a nuclear facility is disclosed. The method for complex-decommissioning the nuclear facility includes: cutting and expanding an inner wall of the cavity; installing a cutting device that cuts and decommissions the nuclear reactor pressure vessel inside the cavity; fixing the nuclear reactor pressure vessel inside the cavity by using a fixture; and cutting and decommissioning the nuclear reactor pressure vessel fixed inside the cavity by using a cutting device.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for complex-decommissioning a nuclear facility that includes a nuclear reactor pressure vessel and bio-protective concrete including a cavity in which the nuclear reactor pressure vessel is positioned, comprising:
cutting and expanding an inner wall of the cavity;
installing a cutting device that cuts and decommissions the nuclear reactor pressure vessel inside the cavity;
fixing the nuclear reactor pressure vessel inside the cavity by using a fixture; and
cutting and decommissioning the nuclear reactor pressure vessel fixed inside the cavity by using a cutting device.

2. The method for complex-decommissioning the nuclear facility of claim 1 , wherein
the cutting device includes:
a first rail installed in a vertical direction of an inner wall surface of the cavity;
a second rail installed in a round shape in a circumferential direction of the cavity, and raised and lowered inside the cavity along the first rail;
a driver providing an elevating driving force to the second rail; and
a cutter movably installed along the second rail to cut and decommission the nuclear reactor pressure vessel.

3. The method for complex-decommissioning the nuclear facility of claim 2 , wherein
the driver includes:
a rack gear installed in the first rail;
a pinion gear installed in the second rail and engaged with the rack gear; and
a driving motor providing a driving force to the pinion gear.

4. The method for complex-decommissioning the nuclear facility of claim 2 , wherein
the second rail is respectively installed at an upper position and a lower position of the first rail, and is installed to be able to be raised and lowered along the first rail.

5. The method for complex-decommissioning the nuclear facility of claim 1 , wherein
the fixture is provided with one end supported in contact with the inner wall surface of the cavity and the other end supported in contact with a surface of the nuclear reactor pressure vessel, and includes a variable rod of which length is varied.

6. The method for complex-decommissioning the nuclear facility of claim 5 , wherein
the variable rod includes:
a first rod provided with one end supported in contact with the inner wall surface of the cavity;
a second rod provided with one end supported in contact with the surface of the nuclear reactor pressure vessel; and
a rotating rod that is provided with one side screwed to the first rod and the other side screwed to the second rod and that makes the first rod and the second rod closer to each other or separates them from each other.

7. The method for complex-decommissioning the nuclear facility of claim 1 , wherein
the nuclear facility further includes a crane positioned on the bio-protective concrete to support the nuclear reactor pressure vessel in the cavity.

Assignees

• Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co

Inventors

• Hwang Young Hwan
• Hwang Seok-Ju
• Yoon Ju-Young
• Kim Cheon-Woo

Classifications

• G21D1/003 Primary

  Nuclear facilities decommissioning arrangements (decontamination arrangements, treating radioactively contaminated material G21F9/00) · CPC title

• B23D1/18

  cutting on both the forward and the return stroke · CPC title

• B23D33/04

  for making circular cuts · CPC title

• B28D1/088 Primary

  Sawing in situ, e.g. stones from rocks, grooves in walls · CPC title

• B28D1/045

  Sawing grooves in walls; sawing stones from rocks; sawing machines movable on the stones to be cut · CPC title