GB763231A - Improvements in or relating to nuclear reactor power plants - Google Patents

Improvements in or relating to nuclear reactor power plants

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GB763231A
GB763231A GB1626/51A GB162651A GB763231A GB 763231 A GB763231 A GB 763231A GB 1626/51 A GB1626/51 A GB 1626/51A GB 162651 A GB162651 A GB 162651A GB 763231 A GB763231 A GB 763231A
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heat
core
exchangers
liquid
metal
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GB1626/51A
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Stefan George Bauer
Campbell Dean Boadle
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UK Atomic Energy Authority
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UK Atomic Energy Authority
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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
    • G21C1/22—Heterogeneous reactors, i.e. in which fuel and moderator are separated using liquid or gaseous fuel
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C1/00—Reactor types
    • G21C1/04—Thermal reactors ; Epithermal reactors
    • G21C1/24—Homogeneous reactors, i.e. in which the fuel and moderator present an effectively homogeneous medium to the neutrons
    • 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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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • High Energy & Nuclear Physics (AREA)
  • Heat-Exchange Devices With Radiators And Conduit Assemblies (AREA)

Abstract

763,231. Nuclear reactors. UNITED KINGDOM ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY. Jan. 22, 1952 [Jan. 22, 1951], No. 1626/51. Class 39(4). To avoid approaching critical mass in a first heat exchanger, heat from a liquid metal homogeneous nuclear reactor is transferred to an intermediate liquid metal circuit and thence to a second heat exchanger. Liquid lead with U235 in solution is circulated by a pump 9 through a beryllia core 1, headers 4 and four heat exchangers 6. Heat is transferred to liquid sodium and this metal-to-metal transfer is efficient and results in small exchangers 6 of the shell and tube type which may be as described in Specification 732,778 [Group XIII]. Ring mains 13, 14 connect the sodium circuits of the heat exchangers 6 and through inlet and outlet branches with steam generator plant which may comprise a "Velox" (Registered Trade Mark) or Loeffler plant. A partial reflector 5 of graphite, beryllia or water surrounds the core and the core, heat exchangers and ring mains are embedded in a dense concrete shield 17.
GB1626/51A 1951-01-22 1951-01-22 Improvements in or relating to nuclear reactor power plants Expired GB763231A (en)

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Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE1278616B (en) * 1960-08-22 1968-09-26 Babcock & Wilcox Co Atomic nuclear reactor in an integrated design
DE1279221B (en) * 1958-09-22 1968-10-03 Mcalpine & Sons Ltd Sir Robert Atomic nuclear reactor with a heat exchanger, which is arranged between an inner and an outer biological shielding wall
US4038134A (en) * 1973-08-31 1977-07-26 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Pressurized water-cooled reactor system
EP2136375A1 (en) * 2008-03-07 2009-12-23 Babcock & Wilcox Technical Services Group, Inc. Combinatorial heterogeneous-homogeneous reactor

Cited By (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE1279221B (en) * 1958-09-22 1968-10-03 Mcalpine & Sons Ltd Sir Robert Atomic nuclear reactor with a heat exchanger, which is arranged between an inner and an outer biological shielding wall
DE1279221C2 (en) * 1958-09-22 1973-08-30 Mcalpine & Sons Ltd Sir Robert Atomic nuclear reactor with a heat exchanger, which is arranged between an inner and an outer biological shielding wall
DE1278616B (en) * 1960-08-22 1968-09-26 Babcock & Wilcox Co Atomic nuclear reactor in an integrated design
US4038134A (en) * 1973-08-31 1977-07-26 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Pressurized water-cooled reactor system
EP2136375A1 (en) * 2008-03-07 2009-12-23 Babcock & Wilcox Technical Services Group, Inc. Combinatorial heterogeneous-homogeneous reactor
US8767905B2 (en) 2008-03-07 2014-07-01 Babcock & Wilcox Technical Services Group, Inc. Combinatorial heterogeneous-homogeneous reactor

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