Method for passive cooling liquid metal cooled nuclear reactors, and system thereof
Abstract
A liquid metal cooled nuclear reactor having a passive cooling system for removing residual heat resulting from fuel decay during reactor shutdown. The passive cooling system comprises a plurality of partitions surrounding the reactor vessel in spaced apart relation forming intermediate areas for circulating heat transferring fluid which remove and carry away heat from the reactor vessel.
- Inventors:
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- Los Gatos, CA
- San Jose, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- General Electric Co., Boston, MA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 867952
- Patent Number(s):
- 5043135
- Assignee:
- General Electric Company (San Jose, CA)
- 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:
- AC03-85NE37937
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- method; passive; cooling; liquid; metal; cooled; nuclear; reactors; reactor; removing; residual; heat; resulting; fuel; decay; shutdown; comprises; plurality; partitions; surrounding; vessel; spaced; apart; relation; forming; intermediate; circulating; transferring; fluid; remove; carry; circulating heat; fuel decay; partitions surrounding; cooling liquid; nuclear reactors; passive cooling; reactor vessel; nuclear reactor; liquid metal; heat transfer; spaced apart; metal cooled; reactor shutdown; residual heat; cooled nuclear; heat resulting; removing residual; relation forming; heat transferring; transferring fluid; apart relation; forming intermediate; /376/976/
Citation Formats
Hunsbedt, Anstein, and Busboom, Herbert J. Method for passive cooling liquid metal cooled nuclear reactors, and system thereof. United States: N. p., 1991.
Web.
Hunsbedt, Anstein, & Busboom, Herbert J. Method for passive cooling liquid metal cooled nuclear reactors, and system thereof. United States.
Hunsbedt, Anstein, and Busboom, Herbert J. Tue .
"Method for passive cooling liquid metal cooled nuclear reactors, and system thereof". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/867952.
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title = {Method for passive cooling liquid metal cooled nuclear reactors, and system thereof},
author = {Hunsbedt, Anstein and Busboom, Herbert J},
abstractNote = {A liquid metal cooled nuclear reactor having a passive cooling system for removing residual heat resulting from fuel decay during reactor shutdown. The passive cooling system comprises a plurality of partitions surrounding the reactor vessel in spaced apart relation forming intermediate areas for circulating heat transferring fluid which remove and carry away heat from the reactor vessel.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1991},
month = {1}
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