AU3611693A - Nonproliferative light water nuclear reactor with economic use of thorium - Google Patents

Nonproliferative light water nuclear reactor with economic use of thorium

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Publication number
AU3611693A
AU3611693A AU36116/93A AU3611693A AU3611693A AU 3611693 A AU3611693 A AU 3611693A AU 36116/93 A AU36116/93 A AU 36116/93A AU 3611693 A AU3611693 A AU 3611693A AU 3611693 A AU3611693 A AU 3611693A
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nuclear reactor
seed
region
reactor defined
blanket
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Alvin Radkowsky
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Radkowsky Thorium Powder Corp
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Radkowsky Thorium Powder Corp
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C3/00—Reactor fuel elements and their assemblies; Selection of substances for use as reactor fuel elements
    • G21C3/02—Fuel elements
    • G21C3/04—Constructional details
    • G21C3/06—Casings; Jackets
    • G21C3/07—Casings; Jackets characterised by their material, e.g. alloys
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C1/00—Reactor types
    • G21C1/04—Thermal reactors ; Epithermal reactors
    • G21C1/06—Heterogeneous reactors, i.e. in which fuel and moderator are separated
    • G21C1/08—Heterogeneous reactors, i.e. in which fuel and moderator are separated moderator being highly pressurised, e.g. boiling water reactor, integral super-heat reactor, pressurised water reactor
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C3/00—Reactor fuel elements and their assemblies; Selection of substances for use as reactor fuel elements
    • G21C3/42—Selection of substances for use as reactor fuel
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C5/00—Moderator or core structure; Selection of materials for use as moderator
    • G21C5/18—Moderator or core structure; Selection of materials for use as moderator characterised by the provision of more than one active zone
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • 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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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • High Energy & Nuclear Physics (AREA)
  • Metallurgy (AREA)
  • Monitoring And Testing Of Nuclear Reactors (AREA)
  • Inorganic Compounds Of Heavy Metals (AREA)
  • Road Signs Or Road Markings (AREA)
AU36116/93A 1992-02-04 1993-02-04 Nonproliferative light water nuclear reactor with economic use of thorium Abandoned AU3611693A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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US83080792A 1992-02-04 1992-02-04
US830807 1992-02-04

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AU3611693A true AU3611693A (en) 1993-09-03

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EP (1) EP0625279A4 (fr)
JP (1) JPH07503545A (fr)
KR (1) KR950700594A (fr)
AU (1) AU3611693A (fr)
BG (1) BG98951A (fr)
BR (1) BR9305893A (fr)
CA (1) CA2128514A1 (fr)
CZ (1) CZ181294A3 (fr)
FI (1) FI943610A (fr)
HU (1) HUT68211A (fr)
NO (1) NO942877L (fr)
SK (1) SK93494A3 (fr)
WO (1) WO1993016477A1 (fr)

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EP2996746B1 (fr) 2013-05-13 2020-09-30 Ouyang, Yannan Cathéter rinçable lié à une ligne de lavage activée par commutateur à pression microfluidique

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HU9402276D0 (en) 1994-10-28
NO942877D0 (fr) 1994-08-03
WO1993016477A1 (fr) 1993-08-19
BR9305893A (pt) 1997-08-19
NO942877L (no) 1994-10-04
SK93494A3 (en) 1995-06-07
EP0625279A4 (fr) 1995-01-25
CZ181294A3 (en) 1995-01-18
HUT68211A (en) 1995-06-28
FI943610A0 (fi) 1994-08-03
FI943610A (fi) 1994-08-03
EP0625279A1 (fr) 1994-11-23
CA2128514A1 (fr) 1993-08-19
BG98951A (en) 1996-03-29
JPH07503545A (ja) 1995-04-13
KR950700594A (ko) 1995-01-16

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