Double-clad nuclear fuel safety rod
Abstract
A device for shutting down a nuclear reactor during an undercooling or overpower event, whether or not the reactor's scram system operates properly. This is accomplished by double-clad fuel safety rods positioned at various locations throughout the reactor core, wherein melting of a secondary internal cladding of the rod allows the fuel column therein to shift from the reactor core to place the reactor in a subcritical condition.
- Inventors:
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- Los Altos, CA
- Cupertino, CA
- San Jose, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- General Electric Co., Boston, MA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 865156
- Patent Number(s):
- 4470947
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (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
- DOE Contract Number:
- AT03-76SF71031
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- double-clad; nuclear; fuel; safety; rod; device; shutting; reactor; undercooling; overpower; event; scram; operates; properly; accomplished; rods; positioned; various; locations; throughout; core; melting; secondary; internal; cladding; allows; column; therein; shift; subcritical; condition; safety rod; nuclear fuel; nuclear reactor; reactor core; various locations; fuel safety; clad fuel; clad nuclear; /376/976/
Citation Formats
McCarthy, William H, Atcheson, Donald B, and Vaidyanathan, Swaminathan. Double-clad nuclear fuel safety rod. United States: N. p., 1984.
Web.
McCarthy, William H, Atcheson, Donald B, & Vaidyanathan, Swaminathan. Double-clad nuclear fuel safety rod. United States.
McCarthy, William H, Atcheson, Donald B, and Vaidyanathan, Swaminathan. Sun .
"Double-clad nuclear fuel safety rod". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/865156.
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title = {Double-clad nuclear fuel safety rod},
author = {McCarthy, William H and Atcheson, Donald B and Vaidyanathan, Swaminathan},
abstractNote = {A device for shutting down a nuclear reactor during an undercooling or overpower event, whether or not the reactor's scram system operates properly. This is accomplished by double-clad fuel safety rods positioned at various locations throughout the reactor core, wherein melting of a secondary internal cladding of the rod allows the fuel column therein to shift from the reactor core to place the reactor in a subcritical condition.},
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year = {1984},
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