Containment vessel drain system

Harris, Scott G.

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Title: Containment vessel drain system

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A system for draining a containment vessel may include a drain inlet located in a lower portion of the containment vessel. The containment vessel may be at least partially filled with a liquid, and the drain inlet may be located below a surface of the liquid. The system may further comprise an inlet located in an upper portion of the containment vessel. The inlet may be configured to insert pressurized gas into the containment vessel to form a pressurized region above the surface of the liquid, and the pressurized region may operate to apply a surface pressure that forces the liquid into the drain inlet. Additionally, a fluid separation device may be operatively connected to the drain inlet. The fluid separation device may be configured to separate the liquid from the pressurized gas that enters the drain inlet after the surface of the liquid falls below the drain inlet.

Inventors:: Harris, Scott G.

Issue Date:: Tue Jan 30 00:00:00 EST 2018

Research Org.:: NuScale Power, LLC, Corvallis, OR (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1418834

Patent Number(s):: 9881704

Application Number:: 14/607,968

Assignee:: NuScale Power, LLC (Corvallis, OR)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: 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

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G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
G21C13/022 - {Ventilating arrangements}
G21C15/02 - Arrangements or disposition of passages in which heat is transferred to the coolant

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
Y02E30/00 - Energy generation of nuclear origin
Y02E30/30 - Nuclear fission reactors

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DOE Contract Number:: NE0000633

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2015 Jan 28

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 42 ENGINEERING

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  abstractNote = {A system for draining a containment vessel may include a drain inlet located in a lower portion of the containment vessel. The containment vessel may be at least partially filled with a liquid, and the drain inlet may be located below a surface of the liquid. The system may further comprise an inlet located in an upper portion of the containment vessel. The inlet may be configured to insert pressurized gas into the containment vessel to form a pressurized region above the surface of the liquid, and the pressurized region may operate to apply a surface pressure that forces the liquid into the drain inlet. Additionally, a fluid separation device may be operatively connected to the drain inlet. The fluid separation device may be configured to separate the liquid from the pressurized gas that enters the drain inlet after the surface of the liquid falls below the drain inlet.},

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Nuclear Power Plant patent, August 1961

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Integral Nuclear Reactor-Heat Exchanger System patent, June 1966

Submersible Nuclear Reactor Plant patent, December 1970

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Heat-generating nuclear reactor patent, January 1981

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Passive safety system for a pressurized water nuclear reactor patent, June 1988

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Jug for Beer
patent, April 1896

Drain Devices
patent, May 1955

Nuclear Power Plant
patent, August 1961

Nuclear Reactor Containment Apparatus
patent, December 1963

Integral Nuclear Reactor-Heat Exchanger System
patent, June 1966

Submersible Nuclear Reactor Plant
patent, December 1970

Passive containment system
patent, February 1975

Nuclear reactor plant
patent, May 1978

Heat-generating nuclear reactor
patent, January 1981

Flow control at flash tank of open cycle vapor compression heat pumps
patent, August 1984

Method of vacuum degassing and refilling a reactor coolant system
patent, March 1987

Passive safety system for a pressurized water nuclear reactor
patent, June 1988

Combined cooling and purification system for nuclear reactor spent fuel pit, refueling cavity, and refueling water storage tank
patent, December 1993

Apparatus for draining lower drywell pool water into suppresion pool in boiling water reactor
patent, April 1996

Modified passive containment cooling system for a nuclear reactor
patent, June 2001

Uninterruptible oil supply system
patent, October 2002

Exhaust muffling device
patent, March 2010

Drain sump of nuclear reactor containment vessel
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Pressurized water reactor compact steam generator
patent, December 2015

Systems And Methods To Enhance Passive Containment Cooling System
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Reactor containment vessel cooling equipment
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