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Secondary heat transfer circuits for nuclear reactor plant

Patent ·
OSTI ID:5226714
A secondary heat transfer circuit for a nuclear reactor comprises a steam generator module, an intermediate heat exchanger, and a pump which circulates a heat transfer liquid, e.g., liquid sodium, between the heat exchanger and steam generator module. The steam generator module includes a central return duct for cold heat transfer liquid and the pump intake is directly connected to the central duct. In a modification, a plurality of steam generator modules are connected to a single duct.
Assignee:
Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique
Patent Number(s):
US 4056439
OSTI ID:
5226714
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English