Fail-safe reactivity compensation method for a nuclear reactor
The present invention relates generally to the field of compensation methods for nuclear reactors and, in particular to a method for fail-safe reactivity compensation in solution-type nuclear reactors. In one embodiment, the fail-safe reactivity compensation method of the present invention augments other control methods for a nuclear reactor. In still another embodiment, the fail-safe reactivity compensation method of the present invention permits one to control a nuclear reaction in a nuclear reactor through a method that does not rely on moving components into or out of a reactor core, nor does the method of the present invention rely on the constant repositioning of control rods within a nuclear reactor in order to maintain a critical state.
- Research Organization:
- BWX Technologies, Inc., Charlotte, NC (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC52-09NA29596
- Assignee:
- BWX Technologies, Inc. (Charlotte, NC)
- Patent Number(s):
- 9,875,818
- Application Number:
- 13/649,419
- OSTI ID:
- 1417852
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2012 Oct 11
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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