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Method and apparatus for protecting a nuclear reactor

US5200139A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 17, 1991
Grant dateApr 6, 1993
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Expiry dateJul 17, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02E30/30
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A temperature regulation system of a pressurized water nuclear reactor is inhibited when a combination of the nuclear and the axial power difference exceeds a predetermined inhibit threshold.

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