Control rod drive mechanism

摘要

The present invention provides a control rod drive mechanism that has a structure of an increased rigidity, can be expected to have a more reliable function of detecting the operating state of the control rod even while the plant is operating, and can simultaneously facilitate repair and replacement. The control rod drive mechanism in accordance with this invention relates to a control rod drive mechanism wherein the rotation of a electric motor 51 is transmitted to a hollow piston 19 by a drive shaft 53, a control rod 5 is thus inserted into a reactor core or removed therefrom, and the control rod 5 can also be inserted rapidly into the reactor core during a scram, by the injection of high-pressure water that raises up the hollow piston 19. The mechanism is also provided with a magnetic coupling having a first magnet 113, which is divided into a plurality of parts and is disposed at a lower portion of the drive shaft 53 in order to transmit the rotational power of the electric motor 51 to the drive shaft 53, and a second magnet 101, which is divided into a plurality of parts and is provided on a rotary shaft 11 of the electric motor 51 in an arrangement on an outer side of the first magnet 113. There is also a circular cylindrical outer yoke 100 on an inner surface side of the second magnet 101. The configuration is such that a radial-direction position on a magnet installation surface for the second magnet 101 on the outer yoke 100 is the same as a radial-direction position on an inner surface of the outer yoke above the magnet installation surface 110 for the second magnet, or further inward therefrom. The mechanism further comprises a spool piece 56 for sealing in primary coolant water within the reactor, an outer rotor 64 connected to the rotary shaft 11 of the electric motor 51 and provided at a lower outer portion of the spool piece 56, an outer magnet 55 provided on the outer rotor 64, an inner yoke 61 provided on the drive shaft 53 and connected to a hollow piston elevator mechanism which is provided within the spool piece 56, an inner magnet 54 provided on this inner yoke 61, and a rotation detection means 201 for this inner magnet.