NEUTRONIC REACTOR COUNTER METHOD AND SYSTEM
Abstract
An improved method is given for controlling the rate of fission in circulating-fuel neutronic reactors in which the fuel is a homogeneous liquid containing fissionable material and a neutron moderator. A change in the rate of flssion is effected by preferentially retaining apart from the circulating fuel a variable amount of either fissionable material or moderator, thereby varying the concentration of fissionable material in the fuel. In the case of an aqueous fuel solution a portion of the water may be continuously vaporized from the circulating solution and the amount of condensate, or condensate plus make-up water, returned to the solution is varied to control the fission rate.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4155725
- Patent Number(s):
- 2938844
- Assignee:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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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
G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
- NSA Number:
- NSA-14-022585
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-60
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- REACTOR TECHNOLOGY; CONDENSERS; CONTROL; EVAPORATION; FLUID FLOW; FUEL SLURRIES; FUEL SOLUTIONS; HOMOGENEOUS REACTORS; MODERATORS; NEUTRON FLUX; OPERATION; PATENT; QUANTITY RATIO; REACTORS; VAPORS; VARIATIONS; WATER MODERATOR
Citation Formats
Graham, C B, and Spiewak, I. NEUTRONIC REACTOR COUNTER METHOD AND SYSTEM. United States: N. p., 1960.
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Graham, C B, & Spiewak, I. NEUTRONIC REACTOR COUNTER METHOD AND SYSTEM. United States.
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"NEUTRONIC REACTOR COUNTER METHOD AND SYSTEM". United States.
@article{osti_4155725,
title = {NEUTRONIC REACTOR COUNTER METHOD AND SYSTEM},
author = {Graham, C B and Spiewak, I},
abstractNote = {An improved method is given for controlling the rate of fission in circulating-fuel neutronic reactors in which the fuel is a homogeneous liquid containing fissionable material and a neutron moderator. A change in the rate of flssion is effected by preferentially retaining apart from the circulating fuel a variable amount of either fissionable material or moderator, thereby varying the concentration of fissionable material in the fuel. In the case of an aqueous fuel solution a portion of the water may be continuously vaporized from the circulating solution and the amount of condensate, or condensate plus make-up water, returned to the solution is varied to control the fission rate.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1960},
month = {5}
}
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