Liquid-metal-cooled reactor
Abstract
A perforated depressor plate extending across the bottom of the instrument ree of a fast breeder reactor cooperates with a circular cylindrical metal bellows forming a part of the upper adapter of each core assembly and bearing on the bottom of the depressor plate to restrict flow of coolant between core assemblies, thereby reducing significantly the pressure differential between the coolant inside the core assemblies and the coolant outside of the core assemblies. Openings in the depressor plate are slightly smaller than the top of the upper adapter so the depressor plate will serve as a backup mechanical holddown for the core. In addition coolant mixing devices and locating devices are provided attached to the depressor plate.
- Inventors:
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- Wilmette, IL
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 864139
- Patent Number(s):
- 4316770
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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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
G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- liquid-metal-cooled; reactor; perforated; depressor; plate; extending; bottom; instrument; fast; breeder; cooperates; circular; cylindrical; metal; bellows; forming; upper; adapter; core; assembly; bearing; restrict; flow; coolant; assemblies; reducing; significantly; pressure; differential; inside; outside; openings; slightly; top; serve; backup; mechanical; holddown; addition; mixing; devices; locating; provided; attached; upper adapter; breeder reactor; fast breeder; pressure differential; core assembly; core assemblies; cylindrical metal; reducing significantly; restrict flow; plate extending; metal bellows; mixing device; circular cylindrical; metal-cooled reactor; cooled reactor; liquid-metal-cooled reactor; /376/976/
Citation Formats
Hutter, Ernest. Liquid-metal-cooled reactor. United States: N. p., 1982.
Web.
Hutter, Ernest. Liquid-metal-cooled reactor. United States.
Hutter, Ernest. Fri .
"Liquid-metal-cooled reactor". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/864139.
@article{osti_864139,
title = {Liquid-metal-cooled reactor},
author = {Hutter, Ernest},
abstractNote = {A perforated depressor plate extending across the bottom of the instrument ree of a fast breeder reactor cooperates with a circular cylindrical metal bellows forming a part of the upper adapter of each core assembly and bearing on the bottom of the depressor plate to restrict flow of coolant between core assemblies, thereby reducing significantly the pressure differential between the coolant inside the core assemblies and the coolant outside of the core assemblies. Openings in the depressor plate are slightly smaller than the top of the upper adapter so the depressor plate will serve as a backup mechanical holddown for the core. In addition coolant mixing devices and locating devices are provided attached to the depressor plate.},
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year = {1982},
month = {1}
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