Title:
FROTH SEPARATION IN A MOLTEN SALT REACTOR
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2018/042216
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A molten salt reactor includes a reactor vessel and a molten salt contained within the reactor vessel and undergoing a nuclear reaction. The molten salt includes insoluble metal fission products and dissolved gas fission products produced by the nuclear reaction. There is a separation unit configured to receive the molten salt and remove the insoluble metal fission products and dissolved gas fission products from the molten salt. The separation unit includes a laundering chamber into which the molten salt is introduced to form a froth containing the insoluble metal fission products and dissolved gas fission products. There is a filtration chamber, interconnected to the laundering chamber, configured to receive the froth from the laundering chamber and separate from the froth the insoluble metal fission products and dissolved gas fission products.
Inventors:
DODSON ANDREW (US)
WANGARD WILLIAM (US)
WANGARD WILLIAM (US)
Application Number:
PCT/IB2016/002032
Publication Date:
April 19, 2018
Filing Date:
November 03, 2016
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ELYSIUM INDUSTRIES LTD (US)
International Classes:
G21C1/02; B01F23/80; G21C1/03; G21C3/22; G21C3/54; G21C15/20; G21C15/24; G21C15/28; G21C19/28; G21C19/30; G21C19/31; G21C19/50
Foreign References:
| EP1622168A1 | 2006-02-01 | |||
| US5984985A | 1999-11-16 | |||
| US5580531A | 1996-12-03 | |||
| US3912577A | 1975-10-14 |
Other References:
ENGLE, J. R. ET AL. (UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION): "Spray, Mist, Bubbles, and Foam in the Molten Salt Reactor Experiment", ORNL, vol. ornl-tm-, June 1970 (1970-06-01), pages 1 - 5, 7-10, 12-20, 49, XP055475605, Retrieved from the Internet [retrieved on 20180215]
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
GEARY, William (US)
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