GB857432A - Improvements in or relating to means for shutting down nuclear reactors - Google Patents

Improvements in or relating to means for shutting down nuclear reactors

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Publication number
GB857432A
GB857432A GB21808/58A GB2180858A GB857432A GB 857432 A GB857432 A GB 857432A GB 21808/58 A GB21808/58 A GB 21808/58A GB 2180858 A GB2180858 A GB 2180858A GB 857432 A GB857432 A GB 857432A
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GB21808/58A
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English (en)
Inventor
Everett Long
Frank Geoffrey Greenhalgh
Laurence Hack
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UK Atomic Energy Authority
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UK Atomic Energy Authority
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Priority to NL241000D priority Critical patent/NL241000A/xx
Priority to NL113129D priority patent/NL113129C/xx
Priority to DET397A priority patent/DE857432C/de
Application filed by UK Atomic Energy Authority filed Critical UK Atomic Energy Authority
Priority to GB21808/58A priority patent/GB857432A/en
Priority to US824247A priority patent/US3087884A/en
Priority to CH7538859A priority patent/CH377457A/de
Priority to DEU6327A priority patent/DE1173595B/de
Priority to FR799602A priority patent/FR1233206A/fr
Publication of GB857432A publication Critical patent/GB857432A/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C9/00—Emergency protection arrangements structurally associated with the reactor, e.g. safety valves provided with pressure equalisation devices
    • G21C9/02—Means for effecting very rapid reduction of the reactivity factor under fault conditions, e.g. reactor fuse; Control elements having arrangements activated in an emergency
    • G21C9/027—Means for effecting very rapid reduction of the reactivity factor under fault conditions, e.g. reactor fuse; Control elements having arrangements activated in an emergency by fast movement of a solid, e.g. pebbles
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C7/00—Control of nuclear reaction
    • G21C7/06—Control of nuclear reaction by application of neutron-absorbing material, i.e. material with absorption cross-section very much in excess of reflection cross-section
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C9/00—Emergency protection arrangements structurally associated with the reactor, e.g. safety valves provided with pressure equalisation devices
    • G21C9/02—Means for effecting very rapid reduction of the reactivity factor under fault conditions, e.g. reactor fuse; Control elements having arrangements activated in an emergency
    • 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)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Monitoring And Testing Of Nuclear Reactors (AREA)
  • Particle Accelerators (AREA)
GB21808/58A 1950-01-22 1958-07-08 Improvements in or relating to means for shutting down nuclear reactors Expired GB857432A (en)

Priority Applications (8)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
NL241000D NL241000A (US07223432-20070529-C00017.png) 1958-07-08
NL113129D NL113129C (US07223432-20070529-C00017.png) 1958-07-08
DET397A DE857432C (de) 1950-01-22 1950-01-22 Badewanne
GB21808/58A GB857432A (en) 1958-07-08 1958-07-08 Improvements in or relating to means for shutting down nuclear reactors
US824247A US3087884A (en) 1958-07-08 1959-07-01 Means for shutting down nuclear reactors
CH7538859A CH377457A (de) 1958-07-08 1959-07-06 Vorrichtung zum Stillsetzen eines Atomreaktors
DEU6327A DE1173595B (de) 1958-07-08 1959-07-07 Abschaltvorrichtung fuer Kernreaktoren
FR799602A FR1233206A (fr) 1958-07-08 1959-07-07 Dispositif destiné à arrêter des piles atomiques

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB21808/58A GB857432A (en) 1958-07-08 1958-07-08 Improvements in or relating to means for shutting down nuclear reactors

Publications (1)

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GB857432A true GB857432A (en) 1960-12-29

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GB21808/58A Expired GB857432A (en) 1950-01-22 1958-07-08 Improvements in or relating to means for shutting down nuclear reactors

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US (1) US3087884A (US07223432-20070529-C00017.png)
CH (1) CH377457A (US07223432-20070529-C00017.png)
DE (1) DE1173595B (US07223432-20070529-C00017.png)
FR (1) FR1233206A (US07223432-20070529-C00017.png)
GB (1) GB857432A (US07223432-20070529-C00017.png)
NL (2) NL241000A (US07223432-20070529-C00017.png)

Cited By (2)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4304632A (en) * 1979-08-20 1981-12-08 Westinghouse Electric Corp. Nuclear reactor shutdown system
US4880596A (en) * 1981-06-04 1989-11-14 The United States Of America As Represented By The United States Department Of Energy Thermionic switched self-actuating reactor shutdown system

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US2983658A (en) * 1956-11-30 1961-05-09 Herbert H Hyman Heterogeneous nuclear reactor employing small unclad bodies of fissionable material as fuel
DE1026451B (de) * 1957-01-09 1958-03-20 Babcock & Wilcox Dampfkessel Atomkernreaktor
DE1052000B (de) * 1957-12-13 1959-03-05 Siemens Ag Abschalteinrichtung fuer fluessigkeitsgekuehlte Kernreaktoren
FR1211440A (fr) * 1958-07-16 1960-03-16 Commissariat Energie Atomique Dispositif destiné à la manoeuvre des cellules contenant le combustible nucléaire à l'intérieur des hottes utilisées pour l'introduction ou l'extraction de ces cellules dans les piles atomiques

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4304632A (en) * 1979-08-20 1981-12-08 Westinghouse Electric Corp. Nuclear reactor shutdown system
US4880596A (en) * 1981-06-04 1989-11-14 The United States Of America As Represented By The United States Department Of Energy Thermionic switched self-actuating reactor shutdown system

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
NL241000A (US07223432-20070529-C00017.png)
FR1233206A (fr) 1960-10-12
CH377457A (de) 1964-05-15
US3087884A (en) 1963-04-30
NL113129C (US07223432-20070529-C00017.png)
DE1173595B (de) 1964-07-09

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