Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Molten fuel nuclear reactor with neutron reflecting coolant
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Application No.: US15584684Application Date: 2017-05-02
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Publication No.: US10665356B2Publication Date: 2020-05-26
- Inventor: Ryan Abbott , Brian C. Kelleher , William M. Kerlin , Kevin Kramer , Jeffery F. Latkowski , Jon D. McWhirter , Robert C. Petroski , Joshua C. Walter , Jesse R. Cheatham, III , Anselmo T. Cisneros, Jr. , Ken Czerwinski , Bassem S. El-Dasher , Daniel Flowers , Charles Gregory Freeman , Mark A. Havstad , Christopher J. Johns
- Applicant: TerraPower, LLC
- Applicant Address: US WA Bellevue
- Assignee: TerraPower, LLC
- Current Assignee: TerraPower, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Bellevue
- Main IPC: G21C15/28
- IPC: G21C15/28 ; G21C3/54 ; G21C1/32 ; G21C15/25 ; G21C15/02 ; G21C7/27 ; G21C11/06 ; G21C7/22 ; G21C1/02
Abstract:
Configurations of molten fuel salt reactors are described that utilize neutron-reflecting coolants or a combination of primary salt coolants and secondary neutron-reflecting coolants. Further configurations are described that circulate liquid neutron-reflecting material around an reactor core to control the neutronics of the reactor. Furthermore, configurations which use the circulating neutron-reflecting material to actively cool the containment vessel are also described.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170301421A1 MOLTEN FUEL NUCLEAR REACTOR WITH NEUTRON REFLECTING COOLANT Public/Granted day:2017-10-19
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