JP2017501390A5

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Publication number: JP2017501390A5
Application number: JP2016532006A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2014-11-21
Publication date: 2017-12-28
Anticipated expiration: 2034-11-21

Claims

A nuclear reactor,
A radioactive fuel source;
Generate gamma rays that are directed towards the radioactive fuel source to cause nuclear reactions in the radioactive fuel source and to generate neutrons to support fission reactions driven by neutrons in the radioactive fuel source An emitter device configured to:
A storage system for storing the radioactive fuel source and the emitter device;
A heat extraction system configured to extract heat from the reactor for transmission to the exterior of the reactor;
A nuclear reactor.

The emitter device further comprises a capacitor element for accelerating charged particles, the capacitor element including a pair of electrodes, at least one of the electrodes being at least partially coated with diamond or diamond-like material. The nuclear reactor according to claim 1, wherein

The nuclear reactor according to claim 2, wherein the source of charged particles is a high density plasma flux proton injector device.

The atom according to any of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a source of protons for interacting with materials provided or circulated in the reactor to produce neutrons to support the nuclear reaction. Furnace.

The nuclear reactor according to claim 2, further comprising a plurality of optical switches arranged around the capacitor element to provide uniform current flow during discharge.

The nuclear reactor according to claim 5, wherein each of the optical switches is made of a diamond crystal.

The optical switch is activated in a controlled manner that facilitates uniform current flow during operation of the emitter device to at least partially control the rate of radioactive decay of the radioactive fuel source. The nuclear reactor according to claim 5.

The nuclear reactor according to claim 1, further comprising at least one cooling system for circulating a coolant in the emitter device.

9. The reactor of any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the nuclear reactor comprises a plurality of the emitter devices, all of the emitter devices being configured to generate gamma rays that are directed toward the radioactive fuel source. The nuclear reactor described in the above.

10. The emitter device of claim 1-9, wherein the emitter device is provided in a polygonal container, the polygonal container comprising a portion of the radioactive fuel source and a heat exchanger in each wall of the polygonal container. A nuclear reactor according to any one of the above.

The emitter device further comprises a capacitor element for accelerating charged particles, the capacitor element including a pair of electrodes, at least one of the electrodes being at least partially coated with a diamond-like carbon material. The nuclear reactor according to claim 1.

12. The reactor is operated in a subcritical state, and the radioactive decay rate of the radioactive fuel source is at least partially controlled by a control system that controls the emission of gamma rays from the emitter device. A nuclear reactor according to any one of the above.

A nuclear reactor,
A radioactive fuel source;
An emitter device configured to generate an energy beam directed toward the radioactive fuel source to cause a nuclear reaction in the radioactive fuel source, the emitter device comprising:
A source of charged particles;
A plurality of capacitor elements for accelerating the charged particles, each of the capacitor elements including a pair of electrodes, at least one of the electrodes of the capacitor element being at least partially of diamond or diamond-like carbon A capacitor element coated on the
A conduit formed through the capacitor element to transmit the charged particles;
An emitter device comprising:
A cooling system for cooling the emitter device;
A heat extraction system configured to extract heat from the reactor for transmission to the exterior of the reactor;
A nuclear reactor.

The nuclear reactor according to claim 13, wherein the source of charged particles is a high density plasma flux proton injector device.

15. A nuclear reactor according to claim 13 or 14, further comprising a source of protons for interacting with materials provided or circulated within the reactor to produce neutrons to support the nuclear reaction.

The nuclear reactor according to any of claims 13 to 15, further comprising a plurality of optical switches arranged around the capacitor element to provide uniform current flow during discharge.

The nuclear reactor according to claim 16, wherein each of the optical switches is made of a diamond crystal.

The optical switch is activated in a controlled manner that facilitates uniform current flow during operation of the emitter device to at least partially control the rate of radioactive decay of the radioactive fuel source. The nuclear reactor according to claim 16.

19. The reactor of claims 13-18, wherein the nuclear reactor comprises a plurality of the emitter devices, all of the emitter devices being configured to generate an energy beam directed toward the radioactive fuel source. A nuclear reactor according to any one of the above.

The plurality of capacitor elements are stacked to form a capacitor array, the capacitor array configured to accelerate the charged particles through a conduit formed through the capacitor array; 20. Each of claims 13-19, each comprising at least one electrode comprising diamond or diamond-like carbon and at least one optical switch configured for activation during discharge of the capacitor element. The nuclear reactor described in the above.