Assembly and method for injecting water containing a neurton-absorbing element to cool a nuclear reactor core in a crisis situation
US9240252B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 30, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jan 19, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 29, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E30/30
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An assembly is provided including a mobile structure including a main pipe equipped with a first end intended to be connected to a water supply and a second end intended to be connected to a circuit connected to the primary circuit of the reactor, and including between these two ends in the direction of circulation of the water, a pump, a water heating device, an injector for continuously injecting the powdered neutron-absorbing element into the water of the main pipe, a first mixer for mixing and dissolving powder with water and a controller driving and controlling the flow rate of the water and the flow rate of the powder injected.
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