Liquid metal cooled nuclear reactors with passive cooling system

Patent · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:867849

Hunsbedt, Anstein ^[1]; Fanning, Alan W ^[2]

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1. Los Gatos, CA
2. San Jose, CA

A liquid metal cooled nuclear reactor having a passive cooling system for removing residual heat resulting from fuel decay during reactor shutdown. The passive cooling system comprises a plurality of cooling medium flow circuits which cooperate to remove and carry heat away from the fuel core upon loss of the normal cooling flow circuit to areas external thereto.

• Research Organization: General Electric Co., Boston, MA (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-88SF17467
• Assignee: General Electric Company (San Jose, CA)
• Patent Number(s): US 5021211
• OSTI ID: 867849
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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