Device for slowing down spherical elements in a pebble bed nuclear reactor

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APP PUB NO 20040146135A1
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10478528

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This invention relates to a nuclear power plant (10) having a nuclear reactor (11) of the pebble bed type, making use of spherical fuel and/or moderator elements, and an element handling system (20) having at least one sphere flow path (22) along which spheres are conveyed under the influence of a fluid stream. More particularly, the invention relates to a method of decelerating spheres before being discharged from a discharge end (24) the sphere flow path (22). The invention extends to an element handling system (20), to a decelerating assembly (26) for decelerating spherical elements before being discharged from a discharge end (24) of the sphere flow path (22) and to a decelerator fitting for use in decelerating spherical elements before being discharged from a discharge end (24) of the sphere flow path (22).

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PEBBLE BED MODULAR REACTOR (PROPRIETARY) LIMITEDCENTURION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Curtolo, Frank Stellenbosch, ZA 2 8
Hamman, Deon Elarduspark, ZA 1 0

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