IMPROVED MOLTEN FUEL REACTOR COOLING AND PUMP CONFIGURATIONS

Title:

IMPROVED MOLTEN FUEL REACTOR COOLING AND PUMP CONFIGURATIONS

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2017/192464

Kind Code:

A3

Abstract:

Configurations of molten fuel salt reactors are described that include an auxiliary cooling system which shared part of the primary coolant loop but allows for passive cooling of decay heat from the reactor. Furthermore, different pump configurations for circulating molten fuel through the reactor core and one or more in vessel heat exchangers are described.

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Inventors:

ABBOT RYAN JR (US)
CISNEROS ANSELMO T JR (US)
CORBIN ROBERT A (US)
FLOWERS DANIEL (US)
FREEMAN CHARLES GREGORY (US)
HAVSTAD MARK A (US)
JOHNS CHRISTOPHER J (US)
KELLEHER BRIAN C (US)
KRAMER KEVIN (US)
LATKOWSKI JEFFERY F (US)
MCWHIRTER JON D (US)

Application Number:

PCT/US2017/030457

Publication Date:

March 01, 2018

Filing Date:

May 01, 2017

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Assignee:

TERRAPOWER LLC (US)

International Classes:

G21C1/22; G21C3/24; G21C3/54

Domestic Patent References:

WO2013116942A1

2013-08-15

Foreign References:

US3996099A	1976-12-07
US4342721A	1982-08-03
GB964841A	1964-07-22
US4045286A	1977-08-30
US20150117589A1	2015-04-30

Attorney, Agent or Firm:

KOWALCHYK, Katherine, M. (US)

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