A nuclear reactor system includes a nuclear reactor core disposed in a pressure vessel. Nuclear reactor system further includes control drums disposed longitudinally within the pressure vessel and laterally surrounding fuel elements and at least one moderator element of the nuclear reactor core to control reactivity. Each of the control drums includes a reflector material and an absorber material. Nuclear reactor system further includes an automatic shutdown controller and an electrical drive mechanism coupled to rotatably control the control drum. Automatic shutdown controller includes a counterweight to impart a bias and an actuator. To automatically shut down the nuclear reactor core during a loss or interruption of electrical power from a power source to the electrical drive mechanism, the actuator is coupled to the counterweight and responsive to the bias to align the absorber material of one or more control drums to face inwards towards the nuclear reactor core.
INTEGRATED IN-VESSEL NEUTRON SHIELD
INTEGRIERTE NEUTRONENABSCHIRMUNG IN EINEM BEHÄLTER
ÉCRAN CONTRE LES NEUTRONS EN CUVE INTÉGRÉE
20.03.2024
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | G21F Schutz gegen Röntgenstrahlung, Gammastrahlung, Korpuskularstrahlung oder Teilchenbeschuss , PROTECTION AGAINST X-RADIATION, GAMMA RADIATION, CORPUSCULAR RADIATION OR PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT / G21C NUCLEAR REACTORS , Kernreaktoren / B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT / G21D NUCLEAR POWER PLANT , Kernkraftwerke |
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