TEMPERATURE DETECTION APPARATUS FOR NATURAL CIRCULATION BOILING WATER REACTOR

Abstract

A chimney lattice is arranged in a reactor pressure vessel. Thermocouple extension wire pulling conduits inserting a temperature detection thermocouple and a cable connected to the thermocouple are mounted to the upper end of the chimney lattice. By mounting the thermocouple extension wire pulling conduit on the upper end of the chimney lattice, the thermocouple extension wire pulling conduit does not become an obstacle when the fuel assembly is taken out from the chimney. Because the thermocouple extension wire pulling conduit is installed at the upper end of the chimney, the replacement of the thermocouple damaged is easy.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a pattern diagram showing the overall structure of an embodiment of the reactor system including the natural circulation reactor used in the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining circulation of the cooling water in this embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a cross sectional view taken along a line A-A of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an example in which the thermocouple extension wire pulling conduit used in the first embodiment of the present invention is mounted on the upper end of the chimney partition.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the step for drawing the fuel assembly from the chimney in the example in which a plurality of thermocouple extension wire pulling conduits used in the first embodiment of the present invention are mounted on the upper end of the chimney partition.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the arrangement of a plurality of the thermocouple extension wire pulling conduits that is a modified example of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a cross sectional view taken along a line A-A of FIG. 1 for explaining the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of region X in FIG. 7.

FIG. 9 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the intersection portion of the chimney partition in which the thermocouple extension wire pulling conduits are disposed.

FIG. 10 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the case where the thermocouple extension wire pulling conduit and the neutron instrumentation pipe assembly are joined in the second embodiment of the present invention.

Claims

1. A temperature detection apparatus for a natural circulation boiling water reactor having a core loading a plurality of fuel assemblies in a reactor pressure vessel, and a chimney including a lattice member and arranged above the core in the reactor pressure vessel, wherein a temperature detection thermocouple and a cable connected to said temperature detection thermocouple are inserted into at least one thermocouple extension wire pulling conduit, and said thermocouple extension wire pulling conduit is mounted to an upper end of said lattice member.

2. The temperature detection apparatus for the natural circulation boiling water reactor according to claim 1, wherein said thermocouple extension wire pulling conduit is mounted to an upper end surface of said lattice member by a support member.

3. The temperature detection apparatus for the natural circulation boiling water reactor according to claim 1, wherein said temperature detection thermocouple is disposed at the upper surface of said lattice member or at vicinity of a cross position of said lattice member.

4. A temperature detection apparatus for a natural circulation boiling water reactor having a core loading a plurality of fuel assemblies in a reactor pressure vessel, and a chimney including a lattice member and arranged above the core in the reactor pressure vessel, wherein a temperature detection thermocouple and a cable connected to said temperature detection thermocouple are inserted into at least one thermocouple extension wire pulling conduit, and said thermocouple extension wire pulling conduit is disposed on an intersection line of said lattice member such that said temperature detection thermocouple is at a position on said intersection line.

5. The temperature detection apparatus for the natural circulation boiling water reactor according to claim 4, wherein said thermocouple extension wire pulling conduit is disposed at a position above the neutron instrumentation pipe assembly arranged in said core.

6. The temperature detection apparatus for the natural circulation boiling water reactor according to claim 5, wherein said thermocouple extension wire pulling conduit is connected to said neutron instrumentation pipe assembly at an core upper plate provided with a core shroud surrounding said core in said reactor pressure vessel.

7. The temperature detection apparatus for the natural circulation boiling water reactor according to claim 6, wherein said temperature detection thermocouple and said cable are arranged in said neutron instrumentation pipe assembly.

8. The temperature detection apparatus for the natural circulation boiling water reactor according to claim 6, wherein a gap formed between said thermocouple extension wire pulling conduit and the neutron instrumentation pipe assembly is sealed by a sealing member.

9. The temperature detection apparatus for the natural circulation boiling water reactor according to claim 6, wherein same number or lesser number of said thermocouple extension wire pulling conduits as number of said neutron instrumentation pipe assemblies are disposed under at least one cross position of said lattice member.