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NUCLEAR REACTORS

Patent ·
OSTI ID:4843849
In a gas cooled nuclear reactor, having a closed cooling circuit, a safety valve is provided able to shut down the pressure in this circuit by allowing the coolant to escape into an absorber device. From this valve a first duct leads the coolant to a gas-holder having a bed of stones at its bottom, so that the gas entering the gas-holder is cooled beforehand by these stones in order to reduce its volume. A further duct leads the gas to the absorbing device, the un-absorbed gas returning to the gas-holder. The interspace formed between the reactor vessel and the radiation shield may be purged with clean gas, normally stored in a pressurized state. Preferably several reactor cooling systems are associated with the same absorbing system. (NPO)
Research Organization:
Originating Research Org. not identified
NSA Number:
NSA-15-027148
OSTI ID:
4843849
Report Number(s):
FR 1216047
Country of Publication:
France
Language:
English