Control Means for Reactor
Abstract
An apparatus for controlling a nuclear reactor includes a tank just below the reactor, tubes extending from the tank into the reactor, and a thermally expansible liquid neutron absorbent material in the tank. The liquid in the tank is exposed to a beam of neutrons from the reactor which heats the liquid causing it to expand into the reactor when the neutron flux in the reactor rises above a predetermincd danger point. Boron triamine may be used for this purpose.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4091938
- Patent Number(s):
- 2990358
- Assignee:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- NSA Number:
- NSA-15-020368
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-61
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- REACTOR TECHNOLOGY; ABSORPTION; BORON COMPOUNDS; CONFIGURATION; CONTROL; EXPANSION; HEATING; LIQUIDS; NEUTRON FLUX; NEUTRONS; PATENT; REACTOR SAFETY; REACTORS; STORAGE; TUBES; VESSELS
Citation Formats
Manley, J. H. Control Means for Reactor. United States: N. p., 1961.
Web.
Manley, J. H. Control Means for Reactor. United States.
Manley, J. H. Tue .
"Control Means for Reactor". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/4091938.
@article{osti_4091938,
title = {Control Means for Reactor},
author = {Manley, J. H.},
abstractNote = {An apparatus for controlling a nuclear reactor includes a tank just below the reactor, tubes extending from the tank into the reactor, and a thermally expansible liquid neutron absorbent material in the tank. The liquid in the tank is exposed to a beam of neutrons from the reactor which heats the liquid causing it to expand into the reactor when the neutron flux in the reactor rises above a predetermincd danger point. Boron triamine may be used for this purpose.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jun 27 00:00:00 EDT 1961},
month = {Tue Jun 27 00:00:00 EDT 1961}
}
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