Nuclear power plant having a metallic reactor pressure vessel
First Claim
1. Nuclear power plant, comprising a concrete biological shield having a wall with opposite sides, a metallic reactor pressure vessel surrounded by said concrete biological shield, coolant connector pieces connected to said reactor pressure vessel, coolant lines connected to said coolant connector pieces, a support engaging said coolant connector pieces and holding said reactor pressure vessel, said support including at least one supporting tube surrounding one of said coolant connector pieces, said supporting tube being cylindrical and having an inner surface anchored on said one coolant connector piece, an outer surface anchored on said biological shield, and two sets of dogs for holding said supporting tube, said sets being disposed at two positions along the longitudinal axis of said supporting tube, each of said sets including four dogs mutually offset by 90°
- , and two support plates each being secured on a respective one of said opposite sides of said wall, said support plates each having recesses formed therein receiving said dogs for securing said supporting tube.
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Abstract
A nuclear power plant includes a concrete biological shield, a metallic reactor pressure vessel surrounded by the concrete biological shield, coolant connector pieces connected to the reactor pressure vessel, coolant lines connected to the coolant connector piece, and a support engaging the coolant connector pieces and holding the reactor pressure vessel. The support includes at least one supporting tube surrounding one of the coolant connector pieces, the supporting tube having an inner surface anchored on the one coolant connector piece and an outer surface anchored on the biological shield.
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1. Nuclear power plant, comprising a concrete biological shield having a wall with opposite sides, a metallic reactor pressure vessel surrounded by said concrete biological shield, coolant connector pieces connected to said reactor pressure vessel, coolant lines connected to said coolant connector pieces, a support engaging said coolant connector pieces and holding said reactor pressure vessel, said support including at least one supporting tube surrounding one of said coolant connector pieces, said supporting tube being cylindrical and having an inner surface anchored on said one coolant connector piece, an outer surface anchored on said biological shield, and two sets of dogs for holding said supporting tube, said sets being disposed at two positions along the longitudinal axis of said supporting tube, each of said sets including four dogs mutually offset by 90°
- , and two support plates each being secured on a respective one of said opposite sides of said wall, said support plates each having recesses formed therein receiving said dogs for securing said supporting tube.
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