Reactor safety method
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.
- Inventors:
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- Clairton, PA
- Issue Date:
- 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):
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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
- 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/
Citation Formats
Vachon, Lawrence J. Reactor safety method. United States: N. p., 1980.
Web.
Vachon, Lawrence J. Reactor safety method. United States.
Vachon, Lawrence J. Tue .
"Reactor safety method". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/863525.
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title = {Reactor safety method},
author = {Vachon, Lawrence J},
abstractNote = {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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place = {United States},
year = {1980},
month = {3}
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