Passive cooling system for nuclear reactor containment structure

Patent · 31 December 1988

OSTI ID:867225

Gou, Perng-Fei ^[1]; Wade, Gentry E ^[1]

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1. Saratoga, CA

A passive cooling system for the contaminant structure of a nuclear reactor plant providing protection against overpressure within the containment attributable to inadvertent leakage or rupture of the system components. The cooling system utilizes natural convection for transferring heat imbalances and enables the discharge of irradiation free thermal energy to the atmosphere for heat disposal from the system.

• Research Organization: GENERAL ELECTRIC CO
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-86SF16563
• Assignee: General Electric Company (San Jose, CA)
• Patent Number(s): US 4889682
• OSTI ID: 867225
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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