MEANS FOR COOLING REACTORS
Abstract
A design of a reactor is presented in which the fuel elements may be immersed in a liquid coolant when desired without the necessity of removing them from the reactor structure. The fuel elements, containing the fissionable material are in plate form and are disposed within spaced slots in a moderator material, such as graphite to form the core. Adjacent the core is a tank containing the liquid coolant. The fuel elements are mounted in spaced relationship on a rotatable shaft which is located between the core and the tank so that by rotation of the shaft the fuel elements may be either inserted in the slots in the core to sustain a chain reaction or immersed in the coolant.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4307686
- Patent Number(s):
- 2812304
- 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-12-007021
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-58
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- PATENTS; COOLANTS; FISSIONABLE MATERIALS; FUEL ELEMENTS; GRAPHITE; LIQUIDS; MODERATORS; MOTION; MULTIPLICATION FACTORS; PATENT; REACTOR CORE; REACTORS; ROTATION
Citation Formats
Wheeler, J A. MEANS FOR COOLING REACTORS. United States: N. p., 1957.
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Wheeler, J A. MEANS FOR COOLING REACTORS. United States.
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"MEANS FOR COOLING REACTORS". United States.
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title = {MEANS FOR COOLING REACTORS},
author = {Wheeler, J A},
abstractNote = {A design of a reactor is presented in which the fuel elements may be immersed in a liquid coolant when desired without the necessity of removing them from the reactor structure. The fuel elements, containing the fissionable material are in plate form and are disposed within spaced slots in a moderator material, such as graphite to form the core. Adjacent the core is a tank containing the liquid coolant. The fuel elements are mounted in spaced relationship on a rotatable shaft which is located between the core and the tank so that by rotation of the shaft the fuel elements may be either inserted in the slots in the core to sustain a chain reaction or immersed in the coolant.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Fri Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1957},
month = {Fri Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1957}
}
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