STEAM SUPERHEAT BOILING WATER NUCLEAR REACTOR
Patent
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OSTI ID:4822154
An improved superheat boiling reactor is designed which has its core divided into a boiler region and a superheat region. The moderator and coolant in the boiler region is water, while in the superheat region the moderator is a solid, e.g., graphite, beryllium, or a metal hydride. Some of the advantages of a solid moderator in the superheat region are elimination of insulation between steam and moderator, simpler core design, and lower uranium enrichment requirements. An embodiment of the reactor having a power of 420 Mw(t) or 150 Mv(e) is described. (D.L.C.)
- Research Organization:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- NSA Number:
- NSA-16-001261
- OSTI ID:
- 4822154
- Report Number(s):
- GB 879282
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Language:
- English
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Related Subjects
BERYLLIUM MODERATOR
BOILING
CONFIGURATION
COOLANT LOOPS
EFFICIENCY
ENRICHMENT
GAS COOLANT
GRAPHITE MODERATOR
HYDRIDES
MECHANICAL STRUCTURES
METALS
MODERATORS
PLANNING
POWER PLANTS
REACTOR CORE
REACTOR TECHNOLOGY
SOLIDS
STEAM
SUPERHEATING
URANIUM
WATER COOLANT
WATER MODERATOR
ZIRCONIUM HYDRIDES
ZONES
BOILING
CONFIGURATION
COOLANT LOOPS
EFFICIENCY
ENRICHMENT
GAS COOLANT
GRAPHITE MODERATOR
HYDRIDES
MECHANICAL STRUCTURES
METALS
MODERATORS
PLANNING
POWER PLANTS
REACTOR CORE
REACTOR TECHNOLOGY
SOLIDS
STEAM
SUPERHEATING
URANIUM
WATER COOLANT
WATER MODERATOR
ZIRCONIUM HYDRIDES
ZONES