Self-actuated device

Hecht, Samuel L

Title: Self-actuated device

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A self-actuated device, of particular use as a valve or an orifice for nuclear reactor fuel and blanket assemblies, in which a gas produced by a neutron induced nuclear reaction gradually accumulates as a function of neutron fluence. The gas pressure increase occasioned by such accumulation of gas is used to actuate the device.

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Hecht, Samuel L ^[1]

Richland, WA

Publication Date:: Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1984

Research Org.:: Hanford Engineering Development Lab., Richland, WA (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 864876

Patent Number(s):: US 4431603

Assignee:: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)

DOE Contract Number:: EY-76-C-14-2170

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: self-actuated; device; particular; valve; orifice; nuclear; reactor; fuel; blanket; assemblies; gas; produced; neutron; induced; reaction; gradually; accumulates; function; fluence; pressure; increase; occasioned; accumulation; actuate; pressure increase; nuclear reactor; gas pressure; reactor fuel; gas produced; nuclear reaction; blanket assemblies; neutron fluence; self-actuated device; /376/60/976/

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