Induced nuclear reactions: processes – systems – and elements – Reactor protection or damage prevention – Auxiliary heat removal structure
Patent
1993-07-30
1994-06-07
Wasil, Daniel D.
Induced nuclear reactions: processes, systems, and elements
Reactor protection or damage prevention
Auxiliary heat removal structure
G21C 1518
Patent
active
053196872
ABSTRACT:
A device for preventing melt-through of a reactor vessel comprising a first spray nozzle means disposed adjacent a bottom of the reactor vessel for spraying between 50 and 375 gpm of cooling water onto the lower bottom of the reactor vessel and for cooling and preventing melt-through of the reactor vessel; a second spray nozzle means disposed adjacent a body of the reactor vessel for spraying between 100 and 750 gpm of cooling water onto the body of the reactor vessel and for cooling and preventing melt-through of the reactor vessel; and a third spray nozzle means disposed adjacent an upper head of the reactor vessel for spraying between 50 and 375 gpm of cooling water onto the upper head of the reactor vessel and for cooling and preventing melt-through of the reactor vessel.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3168445 (1965-02-01), Ziegler et al.
Wasil Daniel D.
Watkins Peyton C.
Westinghouse Electric Corp.
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