Passive safety injection system using borated water
Abstract
A passive safety injection system relies on differences in water density to induce natural circulatory flow patterns which help maintain prescribed concentrations of boric acid in borated water, and prevents boron from accumulating in the reactor vessel and possibly preventing heat transfer.
- Inventors:
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- Allegheny, PA
- Westmoreland, PA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 868634
- Patent Number(s):
- 5180543
- Assignee:
- Westinghouse Electric Corp. (Pittsburgh, PA)
- 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:
- AC03-86SF16038
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- passive; safety; injection; borated; water; relies; differences; density; induce; natural; circulatory; flow; patterns; help; maintain; prescribed; concentrations; boric; acid; prevents; boron; accumulating; reactor; vessel; possibly; preventing; heat; transfer; passive safety; borated water; boric acid; reactor vessel; heat transfer; flow pattern; safety injection; circulatory flow; help maintain; flow patterns; preventing heat; /376/
Citation Formats
Conway, Lawrence E, and Schulz, Terry L. Passive safety injection system using borated water. United States: N. p., 1993.
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Conway, Lawrence E, & Schulz, Terry L. Passive safety injection system using borated water. United States.
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"Passive safety injection system using borated water". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/868634.
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title = {Passive safety injection system using borated water},
author = {Conway, Lawrence E and Schulz, Terry L},
abstractNote = {A passive safety injection system relies on differences in water density to induce natural circulatory flow patterns which help maintain prescribed concentrations of boric acid in borated water, and prevents boron from accumulating in the reactor vessel and possibly preventing heat transfer.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1993},
month = {1}
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