GB958088A - Improvements in or relating to fast nuclear reactors - Google Patents

Improvements in or relating to fast nuclear reactors

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Publication number
GB958088A
GB958088A GB14348/62A GB1434862A GB958088A GB 958088 A GB958088 A GB 958088A GB 14348/62 A GB14348/62 A GB 14348/62A GB 1434862 A GB1434862 A GB 1434862A GB 958088 A GB958088 A GB 958088A
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bed
core
passages
absorbed
moderated
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GB14348/62A
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Ronald Tunstall Ackroyd
Maurice Arthur Perks
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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
    • G21C9/00—Emergency protection arrangements structurally associated with the reactor, e.g. safety valves provided with pressure equalisation devices
    • 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)
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Abstract

958,088. Reactors. UNITED KINGDOM ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY. March 25,1963 [April 13, 1962], No. 14348/62. Heading G6C. A reactor comprises a core of fast neutron multiplying material, below the core a bed of moderator material, and passages in the bed to receive the multiplying material in the event of its melting, the arrangement being such that the reactivity of the multiplying material, when in the bed, is reduced by absorption of moderated neutrons. As shown, a cylindrical core 11 of fuel elements of uranium enriched with its fissile isotope and/or supplemented with plutonium is supported by means (not shown) above a bed 13 of graphite containing a neutron absorber such as boron. Liquid metal coolant from an inlet plenum 14 is pumped upwardly through the core. Fast neutrons leaking downwards are moderated and absorbed by the red whilst those leaking outwards are absorbed in a breeder blanket 16. Should the core 11 melt the multiplying material flows into passages 15 in the bed where the neutron flux is moderated and absorbed. In another embodiment (Fig. 2, not shown) the lower ends of the passages 15 are open so that the molten material may pass therethrough.
GB14348/62A 1962-04-13 1962-04-13 Improvements in or relating to fast nuclear reactors Expired GB958088A (en)

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Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4045284A (en) * 1975-03-10 1977-08-30 Rosewell Michael P Nuclear reactor fuel containment safety structure
US4121970A (en) * 1974-12-16 1978-10-24 Kernforschungszentrum Karlsruhe Gmbh Nuclear reactor installation including a core catching apparatus
US4146429A (en) * 1976-05-19 1979-03-27 Slagley Michael W Dispersement apparatus
US4252612A (en) * 1977-10-10 1981-02-24 United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority Nuclear reactors
US4343762A (en) * 1980-06-27 1982-08-10 Brownlee Morris L Safety device for nuclear fission reactors

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4121970A (en) * 1974-12-16 1978-10-24 Kernforschungszentrum Karlsruhe Gmbh Nuclear reactor installation including a core catching apparatus
US4045284A (en) * 1975-03-10 1977-08-30 Rosewell Michael P Nuclear reactor fuel containment safety structure
US4146429A (en) * 1976-05-19 1979-03-27 Slagley Michael W Dispersement apparatus
US4252612A (en) * 1977-10-10 1981-02-24 United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority Nuclear reactors
US4343762A (en) * 1980-06-27 1982-08-10 Brownlee Morris L Safety device for nuclear fission reactors

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