NDLI: Development of the Sp-100 Control and Safety Rod Drive Systems

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Brynsvold, G.V. Dalcher, A.W. Gleason, T.E.
Copyright Year	1990
Description	Author affiliation: General Electric Company, Astro Space Division, CA (Brynsvold, G.V.)
Abstract	The SP-100 reactor incorporates two separate and diverse shutdown systems. Twelve hinged reflector segments filled with BeO surround the reactor vessel providing startup, shutdown, and power level control by controlling neutron leakage. For the 100 KWe Generic Flight System (GFS) design, seven in-core safety rods operate in dry thimbles penetrating the aft head of the reactor vessel. Current options for the 100 KWe GFS design and lower power level designs propose fewer but differently sized in-core rods. Each safety rod has a B/sub4/C absorber section which is positioned axially in line with the core for safety shutdown or forward of the core for reactor operation. A BeO filled follower section of the safety rod is axially aligned with the core in the reactor operating position to enhance the overall rod worth. Design and development is currently in progress on a ground based Nuclear Assembly Test (NAT) of the 100 KWe GFS reactor. This NAT includes the flight prototypic reactor, shield, control drive assemblies, and near-reactor coolant system piping. The NAT is oriented vertically in a vacuum vessel with the reactor at the lowest point. Because of the different safety considerations for NAT (no provisions needed for reentry, burial, flooding, and compaction), only three of the seven safety rods are equipped with control drive actuators and, therefore, operable in NAT. The remaining four are installed in a fixed reactor operating position.
Starting Page	186
Ending Page	191
File Size	407753
Page Count	6
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0816904901
DOI	10.1109/IECEC.1990.716864
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	1990-08-12
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Control systems Safety Inductors Network address translation Assembly systems Actuators Level control Neutrons Prototypes Coolants
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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