Corium protection assembly
Abstract
A corium protection assembly includes a perforated base grid disposed below a pressure vessel containing a nuclear reactor core and spaced vertically above a containment vessel floor to define a sump therebetween. A plurality of layers of protective blocks are disposed on the grid for protecting the containment vessel floor from the corium.
- Inventors:
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- Saratoga, CA
- Campbell, CA
- Sirtori, IT
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- General Electric Co., Boston, MA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 869268
- Patent Number(s):
- 5307390
- 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:
- AC03-90SF18494
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- corium; protection; assembly; perforated; base; grid; disposed; below; pressure; vessel; containing; nuclear; reactor; core; spaced; vertically; containment; floor; define; sump; therebetween; plurality; layers; protective; blocks; protecting; containment vessel; pressure vessel; nuclear reactor; reactor core; vessel containing; spaced vertically; protection assembly; disposed below; grid disposed; corium protection; /376/976/
Citation Formats
Gou, Perng-Fei, Townsend, Harold E, and Barbanti, Giancarlo. Corium protection assembly. United States: N. p., 1994.
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Gou, Perng-Fei, Townsend, Harold E, & Barbanti, Giancarlo. Corium protection assembly. United States.
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"Corium protection assembly". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/869268.
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author = {Gou, Perng-Fei and Townsend, Harold E and Barbanti, Giancarlo},
abstractNote = {A corium protection assembly includes a perforated base grid disposed below a pressure vessel containing a nuclear reactor core and spaced vertically above a containment vessel floor to define a sump therebetween. A plurality of layers of protective blocks are disposed on the grid for protecting the containment vessel floor from the corium.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1994},
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