Mechanical structure design

The reactor enclosure system is composed of double vessels (reactor vessel and guard vessel) and a thick flat plate of the reactor head. In this design, the reactor vessel size is 12 m in diameter and 16.5 m in height. IHTS main piping is 144 m long per loop system. The reactor system is supported by a skirt-type support structure which joints the reactor head and the reactor vessel by bolts. This will provide access holes for in-service inspection devices to inspect the reactor and guard vessels. The core support structure is a detached skirt type structure which has no welds between the core support structure and reactor vessel bottom head. This is just put on the flange forged with a reactor vessel bottom head to allow a free thermal expansion.