JP2024511400A - アルカリ金属原子炉電源 - Google Patents
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以下の説明で現れた方向の表現は、図面に示された方向であり、本願を限定するものではない。また、以下の記載に、明確な説明がある場合を除き、「接続」という用語は広く理解されるべき、例えば、固定接続、脱着式接続、又は一体的な接続でもよく、また、直接接続、又は媒体を介した間接接続でもよい。当業者は、具体的な状況に応じて本発明で上記用語の意味を特定すれば宜しい。
2 液体アルカリ金属
3 燃料棒
4 原子炉心
5 第1の吸液芯
6 高圧蒸気室
7 アルカリ金属熱電変換装置
8 低圧蒸気室
9 凝縮器
10 制御棒
11 径方向反射層
12 制御ドラム
13 溝
14 ケーシング
15 燃料芯ブロック
16 BASE管
17 陰極
18 陽極
19 第2の吸液芯
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- 底部に液体アルカリ金属が設けられた原子炉容器と、
前記原子炉容器内に配置された原子炉心であって、複数の燃料棒と、前記複数の燃料棒の周辺に設けられた径方向反射層とを含み、前記燃料棒の表面に第1の吸液芯が設けられ、前記原子炉心の底部に第2の吸液芯が設けられ、前記第2の吸液芯が前記原子炉心の底部を覆うと共に前記第1の吸液芯と接続し、前記第2の吸液芯が前記液体アルカリ金属に接触可能である、原子炉心と、
アルカリ金属熱電変換装置であって、前記径方向反射層の外周に沿って配置され、前記径方向反射層の外側と前記原子炉容器の内壁との間に設けられ、前記原子炉容器の内部を、前記アルカリ金属熱電変換装置の上方にある高圧蒸気室と前記アルカリ金属熱電変換装置の下方にある低圧蒸気室に分離するアルカリ金属熱電変換装置と、
を備えることを特徴とするアルカリ金属原子炉電源。 - 前記低圧蒸気室には、凝縮器が設けられることを特徴とする請求項1に記載のアルカリ金属原子炉電源。
- 前記アルカリ金属熱電変換装置は、陽極と、陰極と、前記陽極と前記陰極との間に設けられたBASE管とを含み、前記高圧蒸気室内に、アルカリ金属蒸気が前記陽極、前記BASE管、前記陰極を順に通過し、前記陽極と前記陰極の間に電位差が生じる
ことを特徴とする請求項1又は2に記載のアルカリ金属原子炉電源。 - 原子炉が起動される前に、前記原子炉容器が真空処理され、前記原子炉容器内が負圧になる
ことを特徴とする請求項1又は2に記載のアルカリ金属原子炉電源。 - 前記燃料棒は、燃料芯ブロックと、前記燃料芯ブロックを覆うケーシングとを含み、前記第1の吸液芯は前記ケーシングの外周面に設けられ、前記ケーシングの外周面に溝が設けられている
ことを特徴とする請求項1又は2に記載のアルカリ金属原子炉電源。 - 前記原子炉心の中部に、原子炉を制御する制御棒が設けられている
ことを特徴とする請求項1又は2に記載のアルカリ金属原子炉電源。 - 前記径方向反射層内に、原子炉の出力を制御する複数の制御ドラムが設けられている
ことを特徴とする請求項1又は2に記載のアルカリ金属原子炉電源。
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