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Title: Mobile heat pipe cooled fast reactor system

Abstract

A mobile heat pipe cooled fast nuclear reactor may be configured for transportation to remote locations and may be able to provide 0.5 to 2 megawatts of power. The mobile heat pipe cooled fast reactor may contain a plurality of heat pipes that are proximate to a plurality of fuel pins inside the reactor. The plurality of heat pipes may extend out of the reactor. The reactor may be configured to be placed in a standard shipping container, and may further be configured to be contained within a cask and attached to a skid for easier transportation.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1650866
Patent Number(s):
10643756
Application Number:
14/773,405
Assignee:
Triad National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, NM)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21D - NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
DOE Contract Number:  
AC52-06NA25396
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 04/15/2014
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; 42 ENGINEERING

Citation Formats

McClure, Patrick Ray, Dixon, David Duff, Poston, David Irvin, Kapernick, Richard J., Reid, Robert Stowers, and Dasari, Venkateswara Rao. Mobile heat pipe cooled fast reactor system. United States: N. p., 2020. Web.
McClure, Patrick Ray, Dixon, David Duff, Poston, David Irvin, Kapernick, Richard J., Reid, Robert Stowers, & Dasari, Venkateswara Rao. Mobile heat pipe cooled fast reactor system. United States.
McClure, Patrick Ray, Dixon, David Duff, Poston, David Irvin, Kapernick, Richard J., Reid, Robert Stowers, and Dasari, Venkateswara Rao. Tue . "Mobile heat pipe cooled fast reactor system". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1650866.
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