GB927539A - An improved nuclear reactor - Google Patents
An improved nuclear reactorInfo
- Publication number
- GB927539A GB927539A GB29746/60A GB2974660A GB927539A GB 927539 A GB927539 A GB 927539A GB 29746/60 A GB29746/60 A GB 29746/60A GB 2974660 A GB2974660 A GB 2974660A GB 927539 A GB927539 A GB 927539A
- Authority
- GB
- United Kingdom
- Prior art keywords
- reactor
- passages
- coolant
- graphite
- fissioning
- 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.)
- Expired
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Classifications
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- G—PHYSICS
- G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
- G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
- G21C7/00—Control of nuclear reaction
- G21C7/26—Control of nuclear reaction by displacement of the moderator or parts thereof by changing the moderator concentration
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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
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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
- G21C5/14—Moderator or core structure; Selection of materials for use as moderator characterised by shape
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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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- 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)
- Inorganic Compounds Of Heavy Metals (AREA)
Abstract
927,539. Controlling reactors. RNB CORPORATION. Aug. 29, 1960 [Aug. 31, 1959], No. 29746/60. Class 39 (4). In a reactor moderated by graphite and H 2 O and comprising graphite traversed by passages for H 2 O coolant, the amount of fertile and fissionable fuel is such that the reactor is undermoderated with respect to graphite alone and the reactor is controlled by the rate of supply of coolant-moderator. The reactor is designed so that the addition of excess water cannot cause prompt criticality. Fig. 1 shows a hightemperature reactor in which heat is transferred from fuel at 12 to coolant passages 14 by radiation; operation at temperatures around 3000‹ C. ensures rapid removal by resonance fissioning of any Pu formed. Uncontrolled fissioning of accumulated plutonium is thus prevented. Header 22 provides a constant flow of H 2 O much greater than can be evaporated and sufficient to make the reactor critical. Header 26 provides an adjustable flow for control; increases in reactivity are immediately offset by loss of moderation through increased evaporation. Saturated steam is produced which is dried and superheated in other passages 37. Passages 14 contain helical baffles.
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US83724659A | 1959-08-31 | 1959-08-31 |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| GB927539A true GB927539A (en) | 1963-05-29 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB29746/60A Expired GB927539A (en) | 1959-08-31 | 1960-08-29 | An improved nuclear reactor |
Country Status (2)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| FR (1) | FR1273431A (en) |
| GB (1) | GB927539A (en) |
Families Citing this family (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NL293109A (en) * | 1962-05-23 |
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1960
- 1960-08-29 GB GB29746/60A patent/GB927539A/en not_active Expired
- 1960-08-30 FR FR837241A patent/FR1273431A/en not_active Expired
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
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| FR1273431A (en) | 1961-10-13 |
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