Apparatus for controlling coolant level in a liquid-metal-cooled nuclear reactor
Abstract
A liquid-metal-cooled fast-breeder reactor which has a thermal liner spaced inwardly of the pressure vessel and includes means for passing bypass coolant through the annulus between the thermal liner and the pressure vessel to insulate the pressure vessel from hot outlet coolant includes control ports in the thermal liner a short distance below the normal operating coolant level in the reactor and an overflow nozzle in the pressure vessel below the control ports connected to an overflow line including a portion at an elevation such that overflow coolant flow is established when the coolant level in the reactor is above the top of the coolant ports. When no makeup coolant is added, bypass flow is inwardly through the control ports and there is no overflow; when makeup coolant is being added, coolant flow through the overflow line will maintain the coolant level.
- Inventors:
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- Irwin, PA
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 863179
- Patent Number(s):
- 4113562
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- 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
- DOE Contract Number:
- E(11-1)-2395
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- apparatus; controlling; coolant; level; liquid-metal-cooled; nuclear; reactor; fast-breeder; thermal; liner; spaced; inwardly; pressure; vessel; means; passing; bypass; annulus; insulate; hot; outlet; control; ports; distance; below; normal; operating; overflow; nozzle; connected; line; including; portion; elevation; flow; established; top; makeup; added; maintain; thermal liner; coolant level; liquid-metal-cooled fast-breeder; breeder reactor; pressure vessel; nuclear reactor; coolant flow; cooled nuclear; overflow line; normal operating; pass coolant; spaced inwardly; outlet coolant; metal-cooled nuclear; fast-breeder reactor; flow line; vessel below; line including; cooled fast; metal-cooled fast; pass flow; pass cool; thermal line; hot outlet; bypass coolant; liquid-metal-cooled nuclear; liquid-metal-cooled fast; /376/976/
Citation Formats
Jones, Robert D. Apparatus for controlling coolant level in a liquid-metal-cooled nuclear reactor. United States: N. p., 1978.
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@article{osti_863179,
title = {Apparatus for controlling coolant level in a liquid-metal-cooled nuclear reactor},
author = {Jones, Robert D},
abstractNote = {A liquid-metal-cooled fast-breeder reactor which has a thermal liner spaced inwardly of the pressure vessel and includes means for passing bypass coolant through the annulus between the thermal liner and the pressure vessel to insulate the pressure vessel from hot outlet coolant includes control ports in the thermal liner a short distance below the normal operating coolant level in the reactor and an overflow nozzle in the pressure vessel below the control ports connected to an overflow line including a portion at an elevation such that overflow coolant flow is established when the coolant level in the reactor is above the top of the coolant ports. When no makeup coolant is added, bypass flow is inwardly through the control ports and there is no overflow; when makeup coolant is being added, coolant flow through the overflow line will maintain the coolant level.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1978},
month = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1978}
}