Passive cooling system for top entry liquid metal cooled nuclear reactors
Abstract
A liquid metal cooled nuclear fission reactor plant having a top entry loop joined satellite assembly with a passive auxiliary safety cooling system for removing residual heat resulting from fuel decay during shutdown, or heat produced during a mishap. This satellite type reactor plant is enhanced by a backup or secondary passive safety cooling system which augments the primary passive auxiliary cooling system when in operation, and replaces the primary cooling system when rendered inoperative.
- Inventors:
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- Saratoga, CA
- Los Gatos, CA
- Cupertino, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- General Electric Co., Boston, MA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 868519
- Patent Number(s):
- 5158741
- Assignee:
- General Electric Company (San Jose, CA)
- 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:
- AC03-89SF17445
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- passive; cooling; top; entry; liquid; metal; cooled; nuclear; reactors; fission; reactor; plant; loop; joined; satellite; assembly; auxiliary; safety; removing; residual; heat; resulting; fuel; decay; shutdown; produced; mishap; type; enhanced; backup; secondary; augments; primary; operation; replaces; rendered; inoperative; heat produced; fuel decay; passive safety; fission reactor; nuclear reactors; passive cooling; nuclear reactor; liquid metal; metal cooled; residual heat; cooled nuclear; heat resulting; auxiliary cooling; reactor plant; removing residual; nuclear fission; primary cooling; safety cooling; passive auxiliary; top entry; auxiliary safety; /376/
Citation Formats
Boardman, Charles E, Hunsbedt, Anstein, and Hui, Marvin M. Passive cooling system for top entry liquid metal cooled nuclear reactors. United States: N. p., 1992.
Web.
Boardman, Charles E, Hunsbedt, Anstein, & Hui, Marvin M. Passive cooling system for top entry liquid metal cooled nuclear reactors. United States.
Boardman, Charles E, Hunsbedt, Anstein, and Hui, Marvin M. Wed .
"Passive cooling system for top entry liquid metal cooled nuclear reactors". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/868519.
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title = {Passive cooling system for top entry liquid metal cooled nuclear reactors},
author = {Boardman, Charles E and Hunsbedt, Anstein and Hui, Marvin M},
abstractNote = {A liquid metal cooled nuclear fission reactor plant having a top entry loop joined satellite assembly with a passive auxiliary safety cooling system for removing residual heat resulting from fuel decay during shutdown, or heat produced during a mishap. This satellite type reactor plant is enhanced by a backup or secondary passive safety cooling system which augments the primary passive auxiliary cooling system when in operation, and replaces the primary cooling system when rendered inoperative.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1992},
month = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1992}
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