REACTOR SHIELD
Abstract
Radiation shield construction is described for a nuclear reactor. The shield is comprised of a plurality of steel plates arranged in parallel spaced relationship within a peripheral shell. Reactor coolant inlet tubes extend at right angles through the plates and baffles are arranged between the plates at right angles thereto and extend between the tubes to create a series of zigzag channels between the plates for the circulation of coolant fluid through the shield. The shield may be divided into two main sections; an inner section adjacent the reactor container and an outer section spaced therefrom. Coolant through the first section may be circulated at a faster rate than coolant circulated through the outer section since the area closest to the reactor container is at a higher temperature and is more radioactive. The two sections may have separate cooling systems to prevent the coolant in the outer section from mixing with the more contaminated coolant in the inner section.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4243177
- Patent Number(s):
- 2874307
- Assignee:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21F - PROTECTION AGAINST X-RADIATION, GAMMA RADIATION, CORPUSCULAR RADIATION OR PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT
- NSA Number:
- NSA-13-015743
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-59
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- REACTORS; CONTAMINATION; COOLANTS; FINS; FLUID FLOW; FLUIDS; LEVELS; MECHANICAL STRUCTURES; MIXING; PLANNING; PLATES; RADIATIONS; RADIOACTIVITY; SHELLS; SHIELDING; SPHERES; STEELS; TUBES; VELOCITY; ZONES
Citation Formats
Wigner, E P, Ohlinger, L E, Young, G J, and Weinberg, A M. REACTOR SHIELD. United States: N. p., 1959.
Web.
Wigner, E P, Ohlinger, L E, Young, G J, & Weinberg, A M. REACTOR SHIELD. United States.
Wigner, E P, Ohlinger, L E, Young, G J, and Weinberg, A M. Tue .
"REACTOR SHIELD". United States.
@article{osti_4243177,
title = {REACTOR SHIELD},
author = {Wigner, E P and Ohlinger, L E and Young, G J and Weinberg, A M},
abstractNote = {Radiation shield construction is described for a nuclear reactor. The shield is comprised of a plurality of steel plates arranged in parallel spaced relationship within a peripheral shell. Reactor coolant inlet tubes extend at right angles through the plates and baffles are arranged between the plates at right angles thereto and extend between the tubes to create a series of zigzag channels between the plates for the circulation of coolant fluid through the shield. The shield may be divided into two main sections; an inner section adjacent the reactor container and an outer section spaced therefrom. Coolant through the first section may be circulated at a faster rate than coolant circulated through the outer section since the area closest to the reactor container is at a higher temperature and is more radioactive. The two sections may have separate cooling systems to prevent the coolant in the outer section from mixing with the more contaminated coolant in the inner section.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1959},
month = {2}
}