Nuclear reactor control
Abstract
1. In a nuclear reactor incorporating a plurality of columns of tubular fuel elements disposed in horizontal tubes in a mass of graphite wherein water flows through the tubes to cool the fuel elements, the improvement comprising at least one control column disposed in a horizontal tube including fewer fuel elements than in a normal column of fuel elements and tubular control elements disposed at both ends of said control column, and means for varying the horizontal displacement of the control column comprising a winch at the upstream end of the control column and a cable extending through the fuel and control elements and attached to the element at the downstream end of the column.
- Inventors:
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- Phoenix, AZ
- Pasco, WA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 864164
- Patent Number(s):
- 4322853
- 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:
- W-31109-ENG-52
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- nuclear; reactor; control; incorporating; plurality; columns; tubular; fuel; elements; disposed; horizontal; tubes; mass; graphite; water; flows; cool; improvement; comprising; column; tube; including; fewer; normal; means; varying; displacement; winch; upstream; cable; extending; attached; element; downstream; water flows; control elements; improvement comprising; water flow; reactor control; control element; tube including; fuel elements; fuel element; nuclear reactor; control column; column disposed; column comprising; elements disposed; horizontal tubes; reactor incorporating; horizontal displacement; horizontal tube; /376/976/
Citation Formats
Cawley, William E, and Warnick, Robert F. Nuclear reactor control. United States: N. p., 1982.
Web.
Cawley, William E, & Warnick, Robert F. Nuclear reactor control. United States.
Cawley, William E, and Warnick, Robert F. Fri .
"Nuclear reactor control". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/864164.
@article{osti_864164,
title = {Nuclear reactor control},
author = {Cawley, William E and Warnick, Robert F},
abstractNote = {1. In a nuclear reactor incorporating a plurality of columns of tubular fuel elements disposed in horizontal tubes in a mass of graphite wherein water flows through the tubes to cool the fuel elements, the improvement comprising at least one control column disposed in a horizontal tube including fewer fuel elements than in a normal column of fuel elements and tubular control elements disposed at both ends of said control column, and means for varying the horizontal displacement of the control column comprising a winch at the upstream end of the control column and a cable extending through the fuel and control elements and attached to the element at the downstream end of the column.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1982},
month = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1982}
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