SELF-REGULATING BOILING-WATER NUCLEAR REACTORS
Abstract
A boiling-water reactor was designed which comprises a pressure vessel containing a mass of water, a reactor core submerged within the water, a reflector tank disposed within the reactor, the reflector tank being open at the top to the interior of the pressure vessel, and a surge tank connected to the reflector tank. In operation the reflector level changes as a function of the pressure witoin the reactor so that the reactivity of the reactor is automatically controlled.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4128093
- Patent Number(s):
- 2949414
- 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-14-026445
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-60
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- REACTOR TECHNOLOGY; BOILING; CONTROL; LEVELS; OPERATION; PATENT; PRESSURE; PRESSURE VESSELS; REACTIVITY; REACTOR CORE; REACTORS; REFLECTORS; VARIATIONS; WATER COOLANT
Citation Formats
Ransohoff, J A, and Plawchan, J D. SELF-REGULATING BOILING-WATER NUCLEAR REACTORS. United States: N. p., 1960.
Web.
Ransohoff, J A, & Plawchan, J D. SELF-REGULATING BOILING-WATER NUCLEAR REACTORS. United States.
Ransohoff, J A, and Plawchan, J D. Tue .
"SELF-REGULATING BOILING-WATER NUCLEAR REACTORS". United States.
@article{osti_4128093,
title = {SELF-REGULATING BOILING-WATER NUCLEAR REACTORS},
author = {Ransohoff, J A and Plawchan, J D},
abstractNote = {A boiling-water reactor was designed which comprises a pressure vessel containing a mass of water, a reactor core submerged within the water, a reflector tank disposed within the reactor, the reflector tank being open at the top to the interior of the pressure vessel, and a surge tank connected to the reflector tank. In operation the reflector level changes as a function of the pressure witoin the reactor so that the reactivity of the reactor is automatically controlled.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Aug 16 00:00:00 EDT 1960},
month = {Tue Aug 16 00:00:00 EDT 1960}
}