Submerged passively-safe power plant
Abstract
The invention as presented consists of a submerged passively-safe power station including a pressurized water reactor capable of generating at least 600 MW of electricity, encased in a double hull vessel, and provides fresh water by using the spent thermal energy in a multistage flash desalination process. 8 figures.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 5387443
- Patent Number(s):
- 5247553
- Application Number:
- PPN: US 7-799251
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC07-76ID01570
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 27 Nov 1991
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; DESIGN; UNDERWATER FACILITIES; DESALINATION; PWR TYPE REACTORS; WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION; DEMINERALIZATION; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; POWER PLANTS; POWER REACTORS; REACTORS; SEPARATION PROCESSES; THERMAL POWER PLANTS; THERMAL REACTORS; WASTE PRODUCT UTILIZATION; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS; 210200* - Power Reactors, Nonbreeding, Light-Water Moderated, Nonboiling Water Cooled
Citation Formats
Herring, J S. Submerged passively-safe power plant. United States: N. p., 1993.
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Herring, J S. Submerged passively-safe power plant. United States.
Herring, J S. Tue .
"Submerged passively-safe power plant". United States.
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year = {Tue Sep 21 00:00:00 EDT 1993},
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