GB938446A - Compact mobile nuclear power plant - Google Patents

Compact mobile nuclear power plant

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Publication number
GB938446A
GB938446A GB40651/61A GB4065161A GB938446A GB 938446 A GB938446 A GB 938446A GB 40651/61 A GB40651/61 A GB 40651/61A GB 4065161 A GB4065161 A GB 4065161A GB 938446 A GB938446 A GB 938446A
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fuel
zirconium
alpha
hydrogen
delta
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GB40651/61A
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Joseph Ronald Wetch
Herman Maier Dieckamp
Monte Vincent Davis
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North American Aviation Corp
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North American Aviation Corp
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    • G—PHYSICS
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    • 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
    • G21C1/10—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 moderator and coolant being different or separated
    • G21C1/12—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 moderator and coolant being different or separated moderator being solid, e.g. Magnox reactor or gas-graphite reactor
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    • G21C1/24—Homogeneous reactors, i.e. in which the fuel and moderator present an effectively homogeneous medium to the neutrons
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    • G21C11/00—Shielding structurally associated with the reactor
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    • G21C13/02—Details
    • G21C13/06—Sealing-plugs
    • G21C13/073—Closures for reactor-vessels, e.g. rotatable
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    • G21C13/00—Pressure vessels; Containment vessels; Containment in general
    • G21C13/08—Vessels characterised by the material; Selection of materials for pressure vessels
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    • 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
    • G21C3/14—Means forming part of the element for inserting it into, or removing it from, the core; Means for coupling adjacent elements, e.g. to form a stringer
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    • G21C3/00—Reactor fuel elements and their assemblies; Selection of substances for use as reactor fuel elements
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    • 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
    • G21C3/58—Solid reactor fuel Pellets made of fissile material
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    • G21C5/00—Moderator or core structure; Selection of materials for use as moderator
    • G21C5/12—Moderator or core structure; Selection of materials for use as moderator characterised by composition, e.g. the moderator containing additional substances which ensure improved heat resistance of the moderator
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    • G21C7/00—Control of nuclear reaction
    • G21C7/005—Flux flattening
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    • G21C7/00—Control of nuclear reaction
    • G21C7/28—Control of nuclear reaction by displacement of the reflector or parts thereof
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21D—NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
    • G21D5/00—Arrangements of reactor and engine in which reactor-produced heat is converted into mechanical energy
    • G21D5/02—Reactor and engine structurally combined, e.g. portable
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    • G21D—NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
    • G21D5/00—Arrangements of reactor and engine in which reactor-produced heat is converted into mechanical energy
    • G21D5/04—Reactor and engine not structurally combined
    • G21D5/06—Reactor and engine not structurally combined with engine working medium circulating through reactor core
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21D—NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
    • G21D3/00—Control of nuclear power plant
    • G21D3/02—Manual control
    • 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
    • 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
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  • Inorganic Compounds Of Heavy Metals (AREA)
  • Monitoring And Testing Of Nuclear Reactors (AREA)

Abstract

938,446. Alloys. NORTH AMERICAN AVIATION Inc. Nov. 14, 1961, No. 40651/61. Class 82. [Also in Group XL (a)] A uranium-zirconium hydride alloy is used as the fuel in a nuclear reactor core and behaves as a mechanical mixture of zirconium hydride and uranium metal. The fuel operates between 300‹ C. and 550‹ C. and has a H/Zr ratio of about 0.6 to about 1.4. This places it on the hatched area of the Zr-H phase diagram where the dissociation pressure is less than 11 microns at the fuel centre temperature and about 0.01 microns at the surface temperature, and is independent of composition since it is in a twophase region (alpha and delta). Structurally the mixture is about 80 a/o ZrH 1À5 dispersed in 20 a/o alpha zirconium. In this region the disadvantages of the brittle delta phase are reduced. Further, the proposed fuel contains the same mixed phases in the same proportion from room temperature up to about 575‹ C. The lower limit of hydrogen concentration, i.e. about 40 a/o, is dictated by the extremely low limit of hydrogen solubility in alpha zirconium (ZrH x , where x is less than 0.1). Therefore, sufficient delta phase must be present so that sufficient hydrogen can be present in the zirconium hydride system.
GB40651/61A 1961-12-04 1961-11-14 Compact mobile nuclear power plant Expired GB938446A (en)

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Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US9230696B2 (en) 2010-05-07 2016-01-05 Westinghouse Electric Sweden Ab Control rod for a nuclear power light water reactor
EP4042449A4 (en) * 2019-10-04 2023-11-29 Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation Automatic shutdown controller for nuclear reactor system with control drums

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US3019176A (en) * 1957-11-21 1962-01-30 Gen Dynamics Corp Fuel element
GB879282A (en) * 1959-07-03 1961-10-11 North American Aviation Inc Steam superheat boiling water nuclear reactor

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US9230696B2 (en) 2010-05-07 2016-01-05 Westinghouse Electric Sweden Ab Control rod for a nuclear power light water reactor
EP4042449A4 (en) * 2019-10-04 2023-11-29 Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation Automatic shutdown controller for nuclear reactor system with control drums

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