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Title: Submerged passively-safe power plant

Abstract

The invention as presented consists of a submerged passively-safe power station including a pressurized water reactor capable of generating at least 600 MW of electricity, encased in a double hull vessel, and provides fresh water by using the spent thermal energy in a multistage flash desalination process.

Inventors:
 [1]
  1. Idaho Falls, ID
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
EG & G IDAHO INC
OSTI Identifier:
868936
Patent Number(s):
5247553
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21D - NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
DOE Contract Number:  
AC07-76ID01570
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
submerged; passively-safe; power; plant; consists; station; including; pressurized; water; reactor; capable; generating; 600; mw; electricity; encased; double; hull; vessel; provides; fresh; spent; thermal; energy; multistage; flash; desalination; process; water reactor; pressurized water; thermal energy; power plant; fresh water; reactor capable; submerged passively-safe; passively-safe power; power station; /376/

Citation Formats

Herring, J Stephen. Submerged passively-safe power plant. United States: N. p., 1993. Web.
Herring, J Stephen. Submerged passively-safe power plant. United States.
Herring, J Stephen. Fri . "Submerged passively-safe power plant". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/868936.
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abstractNote = {The invention as presented consists of a submerged passively-safe power station including a pressurized water reactor capable of generating at least 600 MW of electricity, encased in a double hull vessel, and provides fresh water by using the spent thermal energy in a multistage flash desalination process.},
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year = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1993},
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