Title:
POWER GENERATION FROM DECAY HEAT FOR SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL POOL COLLING AND MONITORING
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2013/019589
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
An auxiliary power source for continuously powering pumps for replenishing water in a spent fuel pool and sensors monitoring the pool, in the event of a station blackout at a nuclear plant. The power source uses waste heat from spent fuel within the pool to activate a thermoelectric module system or a waste heat engine, such as a Stirling cycle or organic Rankine cycle engine to generate power for the pump and sensors. The auxiliary power source can also power a cooling system to cool the spent fuel pool.
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Inventors:
TATLI EMRE (US)
BELECHAK JOSEPH G (US)
LU BAOFU (US)
STANSBURY CORY A (US)
GULER CENK (US)
OSTROSKY MICHAEL JOSEPH (US)
BELECHAK JOSEPH G (US)
LU BAOFU (US)
STANSBURY CORY A (US)
GULER CENK (US)
OSTROSKY MICHAEL JOSEPH (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2012/048469
Publication Date:
May 10, 2013
Filing Date:
July 27, 2012
Export Citation:
Assignee:
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP (US)
International Classes:
H01L31/04; H01M14/00
Foreign References:
| US20050028858A1 | 2005-02-10 | |||
| US6252923B1 | 2001-06-26 | |||
| US20080121389A1 | 2008-05-29 | |||
| JP2000221297A | 2000-08-11 | |||
| US5268942A | 1993-12-07 |
Other References:
WESTINGHOUSE: "Emergency-Fuel Pool Cooling System", May 2011 (2011-05-01), XP008172318, Retrieved from the Internet [retrieved on 20121123]
See also references of EP 2737493A4
See also references of EP 2737493A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
HAHN, Anthony J. et al. (1000 Westinghouse DriveCranberry Township, PA, US)
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