Induced nuclear reactions: processes – systems – and elements – Fission reactor material treatment – Impurity removal
Patent
1989-02-14
1991-04-30
Hunt, Brooks H.
Induced nuclear reactions: processes, systems, and elements
Fission reactor material treatment
Impurity removal
376220, 376287, 376310, 252627, 252630, 423 2, G21C 1942
Patent
active
050116533
ABSTRACT:
A gas cooled high temperature reactor with a core of preferably spherical fuel elements enclosed by a graphite roof and a side and bottom reflector. In order to minimize environmental contamination by fission products, even upon (hypothetical) core overheating accidents, the upper part of the roof reflector incorporates volatile iodine and cesium iodide, suitable metal atoms or molecules of the compounds of these metals bonded into the cracked binder material of the graphite. The dilution of the doping material must be high enough (from 1:100 to 1:10,000), so that the substances (for example alkaline earth metals or rare earths) are present as individual atoms or molecules. The iodine is chemically bound to the doping atoms, and iodide formed in this matter is retained in the cracked binder material. Molecules of high temperature oxides may also be incorporated.
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Bhat N.
Hochtemperatur-Reaktorbau GmbH
Hunt Brooks H.
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