Patent ID: 11948699
Assignee: FRAMATOME GMBH
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  Y | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A nuclear reactor, comprising:
a vessel;
a plurality of nuclear fuel assemblies forming a reactor core arranged in the vessel;
a support plate arranged in the vessel above the reactor core;
a plurality of thermocouple ducts arranged in the vessel and passing through the support plate through dedicated orifices;
support members provided to keep the thermocouple ducts in position, each support member being rigidly attached to the support plate, each of the thermocouple ducts being attached to at least one of the support members, each thermocouple duct inwardly receiving and guiding a thermocouple;
each support member including a foot rigidly attached to the support plate, a head to which each thermocouple duct is attached, the head being detachably connected to the foot, the foot of each support member being arranged laterally offset with respect to the dedicated orifices; and
thermocouple columns extending above the support plate, a plurality of the thermocouple ducts being positioned in each thermocouple column and leaving the column through peripheral openings,
at least one of the thermocouple ducts being attached to at least two of the support members simultaneously, said at least two support members being distinct and being spaced apart from each other.