Passive cooling system for nuclear reactor containment structure

Gou, Perng-Fei; Wade, Gentry E

Title: Passive cooling system for nuclear reactor containment structure

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A passive cooling system for the contaminant structure of a nuclear reactor plant providing protection against overpressure within the containment attributable to inadvertent leakage or rupture of the system components. The cooling system utilizes natural convection for transferring heat imbalances and enables the discharge of irradiation free thermal energy to the atmosphere for heat disposal from the system.

Inventors:

Gou, Perng-Fei ^[1]; Wade, Gentry E ^[1]

Saratoga, CA

Issue Date:: 1989-01-01

Research Org.:: General Electric Co., Boston, MA (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 867225

Patent Number(s):: 4889682

Assignee:: General Electric Company (San Jose, CA)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: 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

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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
Y02E30/30 - Nuclear fission reactors

G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
G21C9/004 - Pressure suppression
G21C13/10 - Means for preventing contamination in the event of leakage, {e.g. double wall}

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DOE Contract Number:: AC03-86SF16563

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: passive; cooling; nuclear; reactor; containment; structure; contaminant; plant; providing; protection; overpressure; attributable; inadvertent; leakage; rupture; components; utilizes; natural; convection; transferring; heat; imbalances; enables; discharge; irradiation; free; thermal; energy; atmosphere; disposal; natural convection; transferring heat; reactor containment; containment structure; passive cooling; nuclear reactor; thermal energy; reactor plant; providing protection; inadvertent leakage; plant providing; contaminant structure; containment attributable; /376/976/

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