Heat dissipating nuclear reactor
Abstract
Disclosed is a nuclear reactor containment adapted to retain and cool core debris in the unlikely event of a core meltdown and subsequent breach in the reactor vessel. The reactor vessel is seated in a cavity which has a thick metal sidewall that is integral with a thick metal basemat at the bottom of the cavity. The basemat extends beyond the perimeter of the cavity sidewall. Underneath the basemat is a porous bed with water pipes and steam pipes running into it. Water is introduced into the bed and converted into steam which is vented to the atmosphere. A plurality of metal pilings in the form of H-beams extends from the metal base plate downwardly and outwardly into the earth.
- Inventors:
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- Los Gatos, CA
- Sunnyvale, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- General Electric Co., Boston, MA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 866147
- Patent Number(s):
- 4643870
- 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:
- AT03-76SF71032
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- heat; dissipating; nuclear; reactor; disclosed; containment; adapted; retain; cool; core; debris; unlikely; event; meltdown; subsequent; breach; vessel; seated; cavity; thick; metal; sidewall; integral; basemat; bottom; extends; perimeter; underneath; porous; bed; water; pipes; steam; running; introduced; converted; vented; atmosphere; plurality; pilings; form; h-beams; base; plate; downwardly; outwardly; earth; porous bed; unlikely event; reactor containment; base plate; reactor vessel; nuclear reactor; core debris; metal base; core meltdown; heat dissipating; metal sidewall; dissipating nuclear; /376/976/
Citation Formats
Hunsbedt, Anstein, and Lazarus, Jonathan D. Heat dissipating nuclear reactor. United States: N. p., 1987.
Web.
Hunsbedt, Anstein, & Lazarus, Jonathan D. Heat dissipating nuclear reactor. United States.
Hunsbedt, Anstein, and Lazarus, Jonathan D. Thu .
"Heat dissipating nuclear reactor". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/866147.
@article{osti_866147,
title = {Heat dissipating nuclear reactor},
author = {Hunsbedt, Anstein and Lazarus, Jonathan D},
abstractNote = {Disclosed is a nuclear reactor containment adapted to retain and cool core debris in the unlikely event of a core meltdown and subsequent breach in the reactor vessel. The reactor vessel is seated in a cavity which has a thick metal sidewall that is integral with a thick metal basemat at the bottom of the cavity. The basemat extends beyond the perimeter of the cavity sidewall. Underneath the basemat is a porous bed with water pipes and steam pipes running into it. Water is introduced into the bed and converted into steam which is vented to the atmosphere. A plurality of metal pilings in the form of H-beams extends from the metal base plate downwardly and outwardly into the earth.},
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journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1987},
month = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1987}
}
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