Abstract: The present invention relates to a longitudinally divided emergency core cooling (ECC) duct in order to efficiently inject safety water to core of a pressurized light-water nuclear reactor. The ECC duct includes side supports for preventing the flow-induced vibration in the annular downcomer, and has structural stability while thermally expanding and contracting. A longitudinally divided ECC duct for emergency core cooling water injection of a nuclear reactor is provided on the periphery of a core barrel of a nuclear reactor, includes an emergency core cooling water inlet facing a direct vessel injection nozzle, and extends in a longitudinal direction of the core barrel. The longitudinally divided ECC duct is divided into a plurality of longitudinally-divided ducts in the longitudinal direction of the longitudinally divided ECC duct.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 9, 2009
Date of Patent:
January 14, 2014
Assignees:
Korea Atomic Energy Ressearch Institute, Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co., Ltd
Inventors:
Tae-Soon Kwon, Dong Jin Euh, In-Cheol Chu, Seok Cho, Nam Hyun Choi, Chul-Hwa Song, Won Pil Baek, Jun-Hwa Hong