NEUTRONIC REACTOR
Abstract
A power plant is described comprising a turbine and employing round cylindrical fuel rods formed of BeO and UO/sub 2/ and stacks of hexagonal moderator blocks of BeO provided with passages that loosely receive the fuel rods so that coolant may flow through the passages over the fuels to remove heat. The coolant may be helium or steam and fiows through at least one more heat exchanger for producing vapor from a body of fluid separate from the coolant, which fluid is to drive the turbine for generating electricity. By this arrangement the turbine and directly associated parts are free of particles and radiations emanating from the reactor. (AEC)
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4739697
- Patent Number(s):
- 3069341
- 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 G21D - NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
- NSA Number:
- NSA-17-010118
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-63
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- REACTOR TECHNOLOGY; BERYLLIUM MODERATOR; BERYLLIUM OXIDES; CONFIGURATION; COOLANTS; CYLINDERS; FLUID FLOW; FLUIDS; FUEL ELEMENTS; FUELS; GAS COOLANT; GAS FLOW; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HELIUM; PLANNING; POWER; POWER PLANTS; PRODUCTION; REACTOR CORE; REACTORS; RODS; STEAM; TURBINES; URANIUM DIOXIDE; VAPORS
Citation Formats
Daniels, F. NEUTRONIC REACTOR. United States: N. p., 1962.
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Daniels, F. NEUTRONIC REACTOR. United States.
Daniels, F. Tue .
"NEUTRONIC REACTOR". United States.
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title = {NEUTRONIC REACTOR},
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abstractNote = {A power plant is described comprising a turbine and employing round cylindrical fuel rods formed of BeO and UO/sub 2/ and stacks of hexagonal moderator blocks of BeO provided with passages that loosely receive the fuel rods so that coolant may flow through the passages over the fuels to remove heat. The coolant may be helium or steam and fiows through at least one more heat exchanger for producing vapor from a body of fluid separate from the coolant, which fluid is to drive the turbine for generating electricity. By this arrangement the turbine and directly associated parts are free of particles and radiations emanating from the reactor. (AEC)},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Dec 18 00:00:00 EST 1962},
month = {Tue Dec 18 00:00:00 EST 1962}
}
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