Liquid sodium dip seal maintenance system
Abstract
A system for spraying liquid sodium onto impurities associated with liquid dip seals of nuclear reactors. The liquid sodium mixing with the impurities dissolves the impurities in the liquid sodium. The liquid sodium having dissolved and diluted the impurities carries the impurities away from the site thereby cleaning the liquid dip seal and surrounding area. The system also allows wetting of the metallic surfaces of the dip seal thereby reducing migration of radioactive particles across the wetted boundary.
- Inventors:
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- Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County, PA
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 863694
- Patent Number(s):
- 4230526
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- DOE Contract Number:
- AT(11-1)-3046
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- liquid; sodium; dip; seal; maintenance; spraying; impurities; associated; seals; nuclear; reactors; mixing; dissolves; dissolved; diluted; carries; site; cleaning; surrounding; allows; wetting; metallic; surfaces; reducing; migration; radioactive; particles; wetted; boundary; radioactive particles; nuclear reactors; nuclear reactor; liquid sodium; dip seal; spraying liquid; metallic surfaces; liquid dip; seal maintenance; radioactive particle; dip seals; metallic surface; active particles; /376/976/
Citation Formats
Briggs, Richard L, and Meacham, Sterling A. Liquid sodium dip seal maintenance system. United States: N. p., 1980.
Web.
Briggs, Richard L, & Meacham, Sterling A. Liquid sodium dip seal maintenance system. United States.
Briggs, Richard L, and Meacham, Sterling A. Tue .
"Liquid sodium dip seal maintenance system". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/863694.
@article{osti_863694,
title = {Liquid sodium dip seal maintenance system},
author = {Briggs, Richard L and Meacham, Sterling A},
abstractNote = {A system for spraying liquid sodium onto impurities associated with liquid dip seals of nuclear reactors. The liquid sodium mixing with the impurities dissolves the impurities in the liquid sodium. The liquid sodium having dissolved and diluted the impurities carries the impurities away from the site thereby cleaning the liquid dip seal and surrounding area. The system also allows wetting of the metallic surfaces of the dip seal thereby reducing migration of radioactive particles across the wetted boundary.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980},
month = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980}
}
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