Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Low pressure reactor safety systems and methods
- Patent Title (中): 低压反应堆安全系统和方法
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Application No.: US13425985Application Date: 2012-03-21
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Publication No.: US09460818B2Publication Date: 2016-10-04
- Inventor: Mark A. Bergman
- Applicant: Mark A. Bergman
- Applicant Address: US NC Wilmington
- Assignee: GE-HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC
- Current Assignee: GE-HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Wilmington
- Agency: Ryan Alley Intellectual Property Law
- Main IPC: G21C9/00
- IPC: G21C9/00 ; G21D1/02 ; G21C15/18 ; G21D3/06

Abstract:
A supplementary injection device is installed in a nuclear power plant to draw coolant and inject coolant using an entraining fluid. The injection device can be a venturi or other passive device operable at relatively low fluid pressure that draws coolant through suction at the venturi narrowing point and mixes the coolant with the fluid for injection. The injection device is operable with a known BWR design, where the device is attached to a steam connection to the main steam line of the reactor, a coolant connection drawing from suction lines to a suppression cool or condensate tank, and an outlet connection injecting into the main feedwater lines. In a BWR, the injection device is operable without electricity and at a wide range of pressures, even less than 50 pounds per square inch, to maintain coolant levels in the reactor.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130251085A1 LOW PRESSURE REACTOR SAFETY SYSTEMS AND METHODS Public/Granted day:2013-09-26
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