Search results with tag "Reactor vessel"
Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) Systems
www.nrc.govReactor Vessel The reactor core, and all associated support and ali gnment devices, are housed within the reactor vessel (cutaway view on page 4-10). The major components are the reactor vessel, the core barrel, the reactor core, and the upper internals package. The reactor vessel is a cylindrical vessel with a hemispherical bottom head and a ...
Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) Systems
www.nrc.govThe reactor vessel assembly, shown on page 3-4, consists of the reactor vessel and its internal components, including the core support structures, core shroud, moisture removal equipment, and jet pump assemblies. The purposes of the reactor vessel assembly are to: • House the reactor core, • Serve as part of the reactor coolant pressure ...
PWR Description - MIT OpenCourseWare
ocw.mit.eduTYPICAL 4-LOOP REACTOR VESSEL. PARAMETERS. Overall length of assembled vessel, closure head, and nozzles 13.36 m InsidediameterofshellInside diameter of shell 439m4.39 m Radius from center of vessel to nozzle face Inlet Ol 3.33 m Outlet 3123.12 m Nominal cladding thickness 5.56 mm Minimum cladding thickness 3.18 mm