Reactor safety method

Vachon, Lawrence J

Title: Reactor safety method

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Abstract

This invention relates to safety means for preventing a gas cooled nuclear reactor from attaining criticality prior to start up in the event the reactor core is immersed in hydrogenous liquid. This is accomplished by coating the inside surface of the reactor coolant channels with a neutral absorbing material that will vaporize at the reactor's operating temperature.

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Vachon, Lawrence J ^[1]

Clairton, PA

Issue Date:: 1980-03-11

OSTI Identifier:: 863525

Patent Number(s):: 4192714

Application Number:: 04/600,695

Assignee:: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: 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

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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
Y02E30/30 - Nuclear fission reactors

G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
G21C7/06 - by application of neutron-absorbing material, i.e. material with absorption cross-section very much in excess of reflection cross-section

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Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: reactor; safety; method; relates; means; preventing; gas; cooled; nuclear; attaining; criticality; prior; start; event; core; immersed; hydrogenous; liquid; accomplished; coating; inside; surface; coolant; channels; neutral; absorbing; material; vaporize; operating; temperature; reactor safety; coolant channel; inside surface; reactor coolant; absorbing material; nuclear reactor; reactor core; operating temperature; cooled nuclear; coolant channels; gas cooled; sorbing material; /376/976/

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