Removing heat from a nuclear reactor by having molten fuel pass through plural heat exchangers before returning to core
US11075013B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 21, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jul 27, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 21, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E30/30
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
This disclosure describes various configurations and components of a molten fuel fast or thermal nuclear reactor in which one or more primary heat exchangers are located above the reactor core of the nuclear reactor.
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