Induced nuclear reactions: processes – systems – and elements – Reactor protection or damage prevention – Auxiliary heat removal structure
Patent
1992-03-19
1994-05-03
Wasil, Daniel D.
Induced nuclear reactions: processes, systems, and elements
Reactor protection or damage prevention
Auxiliary heat removal structure
376283, G21C 1518
Patent
active
053094891
ABSTRACT:
Nuclear reactor and nuclear reactor cooling facilities, and also a nuclear power generation plant and a method of its operation are disclosed. The reliability of cooling function at the time of anticipated accidents is substantially improved through enhancing a cooling efficiency of the gas in the reactor container without resorting to any particular active means. Guide structure is provided for circulating the gas present in the reactor container so as to accelerate heat removal therefrom to the outside through the surface of the reactor container. The arrangement includes an internal structure for retaining a coolant in the reactor container; and upper space portion disposed over the internal structure; a first gas flow passage for directing downward the gas present in the above upper space portion; and a second gas flow passage connecting the first gas flow passage with the upper space portion. Further, circulation structure is provided for circulating the gas in the above reactor container through utilization of the decay heat of the core. By means of the natural circulation through the wet well vapor phase including the upper space portion, with nitrogen gas (N.sub.2) rendered ubiquitous in the wet well vapor phase portion thereby the gas temperature being evenly distributed, it is possible to substantially improve the core decay heat removal efficiency in the reactor container by air cooling.
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Fujii Tadashi
Tate Hitoshi
Tominaga Kenji
Hitachi , Ltd.
Wasil Daniel D.
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