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Title:
NUCLEAR REACTOR SHUT-DOWN SYSTEM AND NUCLEAR REACTOR SHUT-DOWN METHOD
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2023/166834
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Provided are a nuclear reactor shut-down system and a nuclear reactor shut-down method for emergency shut-down, the system and method being applicable to small nuclear reactors while maintaining safety and rapidity. This nuclear reactor shut-down system comprises: an accommodating vessel which is disposed above reactor core fuel that is stored in a hermetically sealed state in a nuclear reactor vessel, accommodates a plurality of neutron absorbers, and has an opening in a bottom portion through which the neutron absorbers can pass; a shielded passage which extends in a vertical direction between the reactor core fuel, and which has an upper end that communicates with the opening of the accommodating vessel and a lower end that is closed; and a communicating portion which is disposed so as to block the opening, and which provides communication between the accommodating vessel and the shielded passage if a threshold temperature is reached or exceeded.

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Inventors:
OTSUKI SHOHEI (JP)
KAMOHARA SATORU (JP)
YODO TADAKATSU (JP)
KOBAYASHI SHOTA (JP)
MURAKAMI NOZOMU (JP)
NAKAZATO WATARU (JP)
SANO KEISUKE (JP)
FUJIWARA DAISUKE (JP)
SUGIURA HIROKAZU (JP)
TANAKA YUTAKA (JP)
ISHIGURO TATSUO (JP)
NOGUCHI HIRONORI (JP)
TOKAIRIN TSUYOSHI (JP)
KARATO TAKANORI (JP)
MIYAMOTO TAKAHIRO (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2022/047997
Publication Date:
September 07, 2023
Filing Date:
December 26, 2022
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Assignee:
MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND LTD (JP)
International Classes:
G21C9/02; G21C7/22
Foreign References:
JPS63184095A1988-07-29
JP2019531472A2019-10-31
JPS6247585A1987-03-02
JPH07209468A1995-08-11
JPS54139198U1979-09-27
JPS56150392A1981-11-20
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SAKAI INTERNATIONAL PATENT OFFICE (JP)
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