Published February 11, 1977 | Version v1
Patent

Nuclear reactor with a suspended vessel

Description

This invention relates to a nuclear reactor with a suspended vessel and applies in particular when this is a fast reactor, the core or active part of the reactor being inside the vessel and immersed under a suitable volume of flowing liquid metal to cool it by extracting the calories released by the nuclear fission in the fuel assemblies forming this core

Availability note (English)

Available from Institut National de la Propriete Industrielle, Paris (France).

Abstract (French)

La presente invention est relative a un reacteur nucleaire comportant une cuve suspendue et s'applique plus particulierement dans le cas ou ce reacteur est du genre dit a neutrons rapides, le coeur ou partie active du reacteur etant dispose dans la cuve et immerge sous un volume convenable d'un metal liquide en circulation assurant son refroidissement par l'extraction des calories degagees par la fission nucleaire dans les assemblages combustibles formant ce coeur

Additional details

Additional titles

Original title (French)
Reacteur nucleaire comprenant une cuve suspendue

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
13 p.
IPC:
Int. Cl. G21c11/08; G21c13/02.
IPC
Int. Cl. G21c11/08; G21c13/02.
Patent number
FR patent document 2380621/A/

INIS

Country of Publication
France
Country of Input or Organization
France
INIS RN
11500295
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
LMFBR TYPE REACTORS; PRESSURE VESSELS; SPECIFICATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION
Descriptors DEC
BREEDER REACTORS; CONTAINERS; EPITHERMAL REACTORS; FAST REACTORS; FBR TYPE REACTORS; LIQUID METAL COOLED REACTORS; REACTORS