Nuclear reactor with equipment for preventing convection of metal vapors. [LMFBR]

Patent · Tue Oct 06 00:00:00 EDT 1981

OSTI ID:5977092

Freund, J; Lakra, R J; Rauschert, G

A liquid metal-cooled nuclear reactor has a reactor vessel with a cover at the top thereof and is partly filled with liquid metal up to a given surface level, the liquid metal surface and the reactor-vessel cover defining therebetween a gas-filled space, at least one quasi-tight convection barrier being disposed in the space and subdividing it in elevation.

• Assignee: Interatom Internationale Atomreaktorbau Gmbh (Germany, Federal Republic Of)
• Patent Number(s): US 4293383
• OSTI ID: 5977092
• Resource Relation: Patent Priority Date: Priority date 8 Mar 1977, German, Federal Republic of (F.R. Germany)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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