GB877383A - Improvements in and relating to biological and thermal shields for nuclear reactors - Google Patents

Improvements in and relating to biological and thermal shields for nuclear reactors

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Publication number
GB877383A
GB877383A GB23748/57A GB2374857A GB877383A GB 877383 A GB877383 A GB 877383A GB 23748/57 A GB23748/57 A GB 23748/57A GB 2374857 A GB2374857 A GB 2374857A GB 877383 A GB877383 A GB 877383A
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
shield
blocks
concrete
coolant
shields
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GB23748/57A
Inventor
Paul Heinz
Walter Wolff
Alfred John Joyce
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English Electric Co Ltd
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English Electric Co Ltd
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Priority to BE568894D priority Critical patent/BE568894A/xx
Application filed by English Electric Co Ltd filed Critical English Electric Co Ltd
Priority to GB23748/57A priority patent/GB877383A/en
Priority to FR1197389D priority patent/FR1197389A/en
Publication of GB877383A publication Critical patent/GB877383A/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C11/00—Shielding structurally associated with the reactor
    • G21C11/08—Thermal shields; Thermal linings, i.e. for dissipating heat from gamma radiation which would otherwise heat an outer biological shield ; Thermal insulation
    • G21C11/088—Thermal shields; Thermal linings, i.e. for dissipating heat from gamma radiation which would otherwise heat an outer biological shield ; Thermal insulation consisting of a stagnant or a circulating fluid
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C11/00—Shielding structurally associated with the reactor
    • G21C11/02—Biological shielding ; Neutron or gamma shielding
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C11/00—Shielding structurally associated with the reactor
    • G21C11/08—Thermal shields; Thermal linings, i.e. for dissipating heat from gamma radiation which would otherwise heat an outer biological shield ; Thermal insulation
    • G21C11/081—Thermal shields; Thermal linings, i.e. for dissipating heat from gamma radiation which would otherwise heat an outer biological shield ; Thermal insulation consisting of a non-metallic layer of insulating material
    • 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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  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • High Energy & Nuclear Physics (AREA)
  • Structure Of Emergency Protection For Nuclear Reactors (AREA)

Abstract

877,383. Nuclear reactors. ENGLISH ELECTRIC CO. Ltd. July 18, 1958 [July 26, 1957], No. 23748/57. Class 39(4). A concrete biological shield for a nuclear reactor comprises a thick outer part and a thin inner part separated by a coolant space, the inner part acting also as a thermal shield. A reactor pressure vessel is enclosed by a concrete shield 2 and an inner shield of concrete blocks 5. Coolant gas, e.g. air, is passed through the space between the two shields. Where reactor coolant CO 2 ducts pass through the shields the blocks 5 are replaced by mild steel plates 6 (Fig. 2) fastened to adjacent blocks by flexible seals 16; sleeves 17 anchored to the outer shield fit tightly in the plates 6. Flexible seals are also used between adjacent blocks 5 and where brackets 20 support the inner shield at its corners from the outer shield. Cruciform seals are used at the junctions of four blocks. The inner shield is replaced by a steel plate 7 where control rod and fuel tubes pass through it.
GB23748/57A 1957-07-26 1957-07-26 Improvements in and relating to biological and thermal shields for nuclear reactors Expired GB877383A (en)

Priority Applications (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
BE568894D BE568894A (en) 1957-07-26
GB23748/57A GB877383A (en) 1957-07-26 1957-07-26 Improvements in and relating to biological and thermal shields for nuclear reactors
FR1197389D FR1197389A (en) 1957-07-26 1958-06-21 biological and heat shield for nuclear reactors

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GB23748/57A GB877383A (en) 1957-07-26 1957-07-26 Improvements in and relating to biological and thermal shields for nuclear reactors

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GB877383A true GB877383A (en) 1961-09-13

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FR (1) FR1197389A (en)
GB (1) GB877383A (en)

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3322639A (en) * 1964-08-20 1967-05-30 Atomic Energy Authority Uk Nuclear reactors
DE2220486A1 (en) * 1972-04-26 1973-11-15 Siemens Ag NUCLEAR REACTOR
US5049353A (en) * 1989-04-21 1991-09-17 Westinghouse Electric Corp. Passive containment cooling system

Families Citing this family (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR1375799A (en) * 1963-08-01 1964-10-23 Commissariat Energie Atomique Energy production facility
US4753771A (en) * 1986-02-07 1988-06-28 Westinghouse Electric Corp. Passive safety system for a pressurized water nuclear reactor

Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3322639A (en) * 1964-08-20 1967-05-30 Atomic Energy Authority Uk Nuclear reactors
DE2220486A1 (en) * 1972-04-26 1973-11-15 Siemens Ag NUCLEAR REACTOR
FR2182110A1 (en) * 1972-04-26 1973-12-07 Siemens Ag
US5049353A (en) * 1989-04-21 1991-09-17 Westinghouse Electric Corp. Passive containment cooling system

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FR1197389A (en) 1959-11-30

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