Induced nuclear reactions: processes – systems – and elements – Reactor protection or damage prevention – Shield or barrier between radiation or heat source and...
Patent
1984-09-28
1988-05-10
Kyle, Deborah L.
Induced nuclear reactions: processes, systems, and elements
Reactor protection or damage prevention
Shield or barrier between radiation or heat source and...
2505151, 2505181, 252478, 376272, 376288, G21C 1100
Patent
active
047434236
ABSTRACT:
A shield panel for use in a nuclear reactor including a reactor vessel susceptible to embrittlement when bombarded with high energy neutrons and a nuclear reactor core mounted within the reactor vessel, the reactor vessel having a longitudinal axis and an inner surface surrounding the longitudinal axis, and the nuclear core emitting high energy neutrons which impinge on the inner surface of the reactor vessel. The shield panel includes a canister which contains a completely enclosed interior space and which is mountable between the inner surface of the reactor vessel and the nuclear core in a region wherein the reactor vessel is susceptible to a higher rate of embrittlement than the remaining portion of the vessel when bombarded with high energy neutrons emitted from the nuclear core, and a substance consisting essentially of a heavy metal and hydrogen filling the interior space of the canister.
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Abbott Stephan L.
Boyle David E.
Golick Leonard R.
Meyer Theodore A.
Tran Kimchinh
Abeles D. C.
Kyle Deborah L.
Wendtland Richard W.
Westinghouse Electric Corp.
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