CA2128514A1 - Nonproliferative light water nuclear reactor with economic use of thorium - Google Patents
Nonproliferative light water nuclear reactor with economic use of thoriumInfo
- Publication number
- CA2128514A1 CA2128514A1 CA002128514A CA2128514A CA2128514A1 CA 2128514 A1 CA2128514 A1 CA 2128514A1 CA 002128514 A CA002128514 A CA 002128514A CA 2128514 A CA2128514 A CA 2128514A CA 2128514 A1 CA2128514 A1 CA 2128514A1
- Authority
- CA
- Canada
- Prior art keywords
- nuclear reactor
- seed
- region
- reactor defined
- blanket
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Abandoned
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Classifications
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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
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- 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
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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
- G21C3/42—Selection of substances for use as reactor fuel
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- 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
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- 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)
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US83080792A | 1992-02-04 | 1992-02-04 | |
| US07/830,807 | 1992-02-04 |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| CA2128514A1 true CA2128514A1 (en) | 1993-08-19 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA002128514A Abandoned CA2128514A1 (en) | 1992-02-04 | 1993-02-04 | Nonproliferative light water nuclear reactor with economic use of thorium |
Country Status (13)
Families Citing this family (14)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5737375A (en) * | 1994-08-16 | 1998-04-07 | Radkowsky Thorium Power Corporation | Seed-blanket reactors |
| US8116423B2 (en) | 2007-12-26 | 2012-02-14 | Thorium Power, Inc. | Nuclear reactor (alternatives), fuel assembly of seed-blanket subassemblies for nuclear reactor (alternatives), and fuel element for fuel assembly |
| KR101546814B1 (ko) | 2008-12-25 | 2015-08-24 | 토륨 파워 인코포레이티드 | 경수형 원자로용 핵연료 집합체(실시예), 경수형 원자로 및 핵연료 집합체의 연료 요소 |
| US9190177B2 (en) | 2009-11-06 | 2015-11-17 | Terrapower, Llc | Systems and methods for controlling reactivity in a nuclear fission reactor |
| US9793013B2 (en) | 2009-11-06 | 2017-10-17 | Terrapower, Llc | Systems and methods for controlling reactivity in a nuclear fission reactor |
| US9852818B2 (en) | 2009-11-06 | 2017-12-26 | Terrapower, Llc | Systems and methods for controlling reactivity in a nuclear fission reactor |
| JP6037835B2 (ja) * | 2009-11-06 | 2016-12-07 | テラパワー， エルエルシー | 核分裂原子炉における反応度を制御するためのシステムおよび方法 |
| US10192644B2 (en) | 2010-05-11 | 2019-01-29 | Lightbridge Corporation | Fuel assembly |
| WO2011143172A1 (en) | 2010-05-11 | 2011-11-17 | Thorium Power, Inc. | Fuel assembly with metal fuel alloy kernel and method of manufacturing thereof |
| US10170207B2 (en) | 2013-05-10 | 2019-01-01 | Thorium Power, Inc. | Fuel assembly |
| CN103189925B (zh) | 2010-09-03 | 2016-09-14 | 加拿大原子能有限公司 | 含钍的核燃料棒束以及包含这种核燃料棒束的核反应堆 |
| KR20130114675A (ko) | 2010-11-15 | 2013-10-17 | 아토믹 에너지 오브 캐나다 리미티드 | 재생된 감손 우라늄을 함유하는 핵연료, 핵연료 다발 및 그것을 포함하는 원자로 |
| CA2817767C (en) | 2010-11-15 | 2018-09-04 | Atomic Energy Of Canada Limited | Nuclear fuel containing a neutron absorber |
| JP6410156B2 (ja) | 2013-05-13 | 2018-10-24 | オウヤン イェンナンOUYANG, Yannan | 洗浄配管（ミクロ流体の圧力スイッチで触発）に取り付けるフラッシュブルライン |
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| US3154471A (en) * | 1963-11-15 | 1964-10-27 | Radkowsky Alvin | Nuclear reactor |
| US3219535A (en) * | 1964-12-15 | 1965-11-23 | Thomas R Robbins | Nuclear reactor control means |
| US3335060A (en) * | 1965-09-20 | 1967-08-08 | Richard L Diener | Seed-blanket neutronic reactor |
| US3671392A (en) * | 1971-03-15 | 1972-06-20 | Atomic Energy Commission | Light-water breeder reactor |
| US3957575A (en) * | 1974-04-16 | 1976-05-18 | The United States Of America As Represented By The United States Energy Research And Development Administration | Mechanical design of a light water breeder reactor |
| US3960655A (en) * | 1974-07-09 | 1976-06-01 | The United States Of America As Represented By The United States Energy Research And Development Administration | Nuclear reactor for breeding U233 |
| UST947011I4 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) * | 1975-04-17 | 1976-06-01 | ||
| IL70026A0 (en) * | 1983-10-21 | 1984-01-31 | Univ Ramot | Nuclear reactors of the seed and blanket type |
| US4879086A (en) * | 1988-09-27 | 1989-11-07 | The United States Of America As Represented By The United States Department Of Energy | Neutron economic reactivity control system for light water reactors |
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1993
- 1993-02-04 CZ CZ941812A patent/CZ181294A3/cs unknown
- 1993-02-04 JP JP5514189A patent/JPH07503545A/ja active Pending
- 1993-02-04 BR BR9305893A patent/BR9305893A/pt not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1993-02-04 WO PCT/US1993/001037 patent/WO1993016477A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1993-02-04 CA CA002128514A patent/CA2128514A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 1993-02-04 SK SK934-94A patent/SK93494A3/sk unknown
- 1993-02-04 EP EP93904924A patent/EP0625279A4/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1993-02-04 HU HU9402276A patent/HUT68211A/hu unknown
- 1993-02-04 AU AU36116/93A patent/AU3611693A/en not_active Abandoned
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1994
- 1994-08-03 BG BG98951A patent/BG98951A/xx unknown
- 1994-08-03 FI FI943610A patent/FI943610A0/fi not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1994-08-03 NO NO942877A patent/NO942877L/no unknown
- 1994-08-04 KR KR1019940702679A patent/KR950700594A/ko not_active Withdrawn
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| FI943610A7 (fi) | 1994-08-03 |
| CZ181294A3 (en) | 1995-01-18 |
| HU9402276D0 (en) | 1994-10-28 |
| NO942877D0 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) | 1994-08-03 |
| JPH07503545A (ja) | 1995-04-13 |
| EP0625279A1 (en) | 1994-11-23 |
| EP0625279A4 (en) | 1995-01-25 |
| WO1993016477A1 (en) | 1993-08-19 |
| SK93494A3 (en) | 1995-06-07 |
| FI943610A0 (fi) | 1994-08-03 |
| HUT68211A (en) | 1995-06-28 |
| AU3611693A (en) | 1993-09-03 |
| BR9305893A (pt) | 1997-08-19 |
| BG98951A (en) | 1996-03-29 |
| KR950700594A (ko) | 1995-01-16 |
| NO942877L (no) | 1994-10-04 |
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Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| EEER | Examination request | ||
| FZDE | Discontinued |