GB697601A - Improved method for generating power in a nuclear reactor - Google Patents

Improved method for generating power in a nuclear reactor

Info

Publication number
GB697601A
GB697601A GB22387/46A GB2238746A GB697601A GB 697601 A GB697601 A GB 697601A GB 22387/46 A GB22387/46 A GB 22387/46A GB 2238746 A GB2238746 A GB 2238746A GB 697601 A GB697601 A GB 697601A
Authority
GB
United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
oil
metal
tubes
moderator
rods
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired
Application number
GB22387/46A
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Standard Oil Development Co
Original Assignee
Standard Oil Development Co
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Standard Oil Development Co filed Critical Standard Oil Development Co
Publication of GB697601A publication Critical patent/GB697601A/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

Links

Classifications

    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C5/00—Moderator or core structure; Selection of materials for use as moderator
    • G21C5/12—Moderator or core structure; Selection of materials for use as moderator characterised by composition, e.g. the moderator containing additional substances which ensure improved heat resistance of the moderator
    • G21C5/123—Moderators made of organic materials
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E30/00—Energy generation of nuclear origin
    • Y02E30/30—Nuclear fission reactors

Landscapes

  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • High Energy & Nuclear Physics (AREA)
  • Heat-Exchange Devices With Radiators And Conduit Assemblies (AREA)

Abstract

697,601. Nuclear reactors. STANDARD OIL DEVELOPMENT CO. July 26, 1946 [Aug. 4, 1945], No. 22387/46. Class 39(iv) A nuclear reactor generating useful heat comprises spaced elements of fissionable heavy metal within a shielded zone, moderating material, and means for withdrawing heat by circulating a hydrocarbon oil. Rods 1 of U<SP>235</SP>, Pu<SP>239</SP> or U<SP>233</SP> are surrounded by the oil, acting as a coolant and as a moderator, this reacting mass being encased in two or more alternate layers of metal and non- metal and an outer layer 4 of concrete and the whole buried below the surface 7 of the ground. A pump 10 circulates the oil through a heat exchanger 9 and surge chamber 10a from which gases of decomposition may be withdrawn. The oil used is preferably rich in aromatic constituents. With an oil having a low boiling-point, a condenser may be used at 9. Tarry materials are removed at 8a. In a modification, Fig. 2, rods of fissionable material are coated with a light metal (A1 or Be) and inserted concentrically in light-metal tubes 12. A liquid or solid moderator fills the space around the tubes and the oil coolant is circulated within the tubes. Water or D 2 O is suggested as a moderator.
GB22387/46A 1945-08-04 1946-07-26 Improved method for generating power in a nuclear reactor Expired GB697601A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US697601XA 1945-08-04 1945-08-04

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
GB697601A true GB697601A (en) 1953-09-23

Family

ID=22091044

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
GB22387/46A Expired GB697601A (en) 1945-08-04 1946-07-26 Improved method for generating power in a nuclear reactor

Country Status (1)

Country Link
GB (1) GB697601A (en)

Cited By (30)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE1064652B (en) * 1957-01-22 1959-09-03 Heinz Maier Leibnitz Dr Nuclear reactor with additional heating of the coolant
US2905610A (en) * 1956-06-22 1959-09-22 Exxon Research Engineering Co Conducting hydrocarbon conversions in nuclear reactors
US2909487A (en) * 1954-07-13 1959-10-20 Eugene L Colichman Nuclear reactor coolant
US2909486A (en) * 1954-07-13 1959-10-20 Eugene L Colichman Inhibiting the polymerization of nuclear coolants
US2909488A (en) * 1954-07-13 1959-10-20 Eugene L Colichman Nuclear reactor coolant
US2921891A (en) * 1955-01-13 1960-01-19 North American Aviation Inc Reactor coolant-moderator
DE1074771B (en) * 1960-02-04 Dr. Kurt Diebner, Hamburg-Wandsbek Supercritical nuclear reactor with natural uranium
US2925448A (en) * 1954-09-08 1960-02-16 North American Aviation Inc Method of stabilizing a nuclear reactor coolant
US2954334A (en) * 1957-02-25 1960-09-27 Phillips Petroleum Co High vi lubricating oil and process for preparing same
US2958637A (en) * 1955-09-09 1960-11-01 Standard Oil Co Conversion of hydrocarbons
US2980599A (en) * 1956-01-09 1961-04-18 Martin Co Moderator composition
US2990350A (en) * 1956-03-01 1961-06-27 Exxon Research Engineering Co Radiation of lubricating oils
US3007859A (en) * 1956-08-15 1961-11-07 Phillips Petroleum Co Atomic reactor
DE1131334B (en) * 1958-09-05 1962-06-14 Shell Int Research Liquid, organic, aromatic-rich heat transfer medium for nuclear reactors
US3050453A (en) * 1956-11-19 1962-08-21 Shell Oil Co Alkylation process
US3050454A (en) * 1957-03-13 1962-08-21 Exxon Research Engineering Co High flux homogeneous reactor with circulating fissile material
US3055818A (en) * 1956-07-30 1962-09-25 Exxon Research Engineering Co Radiochemical conversion of hydrocarbons
US3085057A (en) * 1957-12-23 1963-04-09 Exxon Research Engineering Co Moving bed nuclear reactor for process irradiation
US3117068A (en) * 1959-12-22 1964-01-07 Exxon Research Engineering Co Method of conducting exothermic gas phase chemical reactions
US3126322A (en) * 1964-03-24 Fractionation
DE1181332B (en) * 1958-01-07 1964-11-12 Andre Huet Nuclear reactor with a large number of fuel elements
US3162580A (en) * 1962-07-16 1964-12-22 Exxon Research Engineering Co Method of operating nuclear power plants
US3183165A (en) * 1960-10-10 1965-05-11 Monsanto Co Stabilization of organic fluids against radiation decomposition and systems employing same
DE1201498B (en) * 1960-09-21 1965-09-23 Commissariat Energie Atomique Heterogeneous nuclear reactor with liquid hydrocarbons serving as moderator and coolant
DE1207023B (en) * 1959-11-26 1965-12-16 Degussa Nuclear reactor with shaped bodies guided through the core in tubes
DE1215822B (en) * 1959-05-30 1966-05-05 Ursula Diebner Geb Sachsse Arrangement of a multi-zone reactor with natural uranium as nuclear fuel
DE1227571B (en) * 1956-05-23 1966-10-27 North American Aviation Inc Nuclear reactor plant with organic coolant and moderator
US3297537A (en) * 1958-05-05 1967-01-10 Richfield Oil Corp Crude petroleum transmission system
DE1241002B (en) * 1957-04-22 1967-05-24 North American Aviation Inc Thorium power breeder reactor
DE1276851B (en) * 1955-08-29 1968-09-05 Exxon Research Engineering Co Process for stabilizing petroleum distillates

Cited By (31)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE1074771B (en) * 1960-02-04 Dr. Kurt Diebner, Hamburg-Wandsbek Supercritical nuclear reactor with natural uranium
US3126322A (en) * 1964-03-24 Fractionation
US2909486A (en) * 1954-07-13 1959-10-20 Eugene L Colichman Inhibiting the polymerization of nuclear coolants
US2909488A (en) * 1954-07-13 1959-10-20 Eugene L Colichman Nuclear reactor coolant
US2909487A (en) * 1954-07-13 1959-10-20 Eugene L Colichman Nuclear reactor coolant
US2925448A (en) * 1954-09-08 1960-02-16 North American Aviation Inc Method of stabilizing a nuclear reactor coolant
US2921891A (en) * 1955-01-13 1960-01-19 North American Aviation Inc Reactor coolant-moderator
DE1276851B (en) * 1955-08-29 1968-09-05 Exxon Research Engineering Co Process for stabilizing petroleum distillates
US2958637A (en) * 1955-09-09 1960-11-01 Standard Oil Co Conversion of hydrocarbons
US2980599A (en) * 1956-01-09 1961-04-18 Martin Co Moderator composition
US2990350A (en) * 1956-03-01 1961-06-27 Exxon Research Engineering Co Radiation of lubricating oils
DE1227571B (en) * 1956-05-23 1966-10-27 North American Aviation Inc Nuclear reactor plant with organic coolant and moderator
US2905610A (en) * 1956-06-22 1959-09-22 Exxon Research Engineering Co Conducting hydrocarbon conversions in nuclear reactors
US3055818A (en) * 1956-07-30 1962-09-25 Exxon Research Engineering Co Radiochemical conversion of hydrocarbons
US3007859A (en) * 1956-08-15 1961-11-07 Phillips Petroleum Co Atomic reactor
US3050453A (en) * 1956-11-19 1962-08-21 Shell Oil Co Alkylation process
DE1064652B (en) * 1957-01-22 1959-09-03 Heinz Maier Leibnitz Dr Nuclear reactor with additional heating of the coolant
US2954334A (en) * 1957-02-25 1960-09-27 Phillips Petroleum Co High vi lubricating oil and process for preparing same
US3050454A (en) * 1957-03-13 1962-08-21 Exxon Research Engineering Co High flux homogeneous reactor with circulating fissile material
DE1241002B (en) * 1957-04-22 1967-05-24 North American Aviation Inc Thorium power breeder reactor
US3085057A (en) * 1957-12-23 1963-04-09 Exxon Research Engineering Co Moving bed nuclear reactor for process irradiation
DE1181332B (en) * 1958-01-07 1964-11-12 Andre Huet Nuclear reactor with a large number of fuel elements
US3297537A (en) * 1958-05-05 1967-01-10 Richfield Oil Corp Crude petroleum transmission system
DE1131334B (en) * 1958-09-05 1962-06-14 Shell Int Research Liquid, organic, aromatic-rich heat transfer medium for nuclear reactors
US3108935A (en) * 1958-09-05 1963-10-29 Shell Oil Co Nuclear reactor coolants
DE1215822B (en) * 1959-05-30 1966-05-05 Ursula Diebner Geb Sachsse Arrangement of a multi-zone reactor with natural uranium as nuclear fuel
DE1207023B (en) * 1959-11-26 1965-12-16 Degussa Nuclear reactor with shaped bodies guided through the core in tubes
US3117068A (en) * 1959-12-22 1964-01-07 Exxon Research Engineering Co Method of conducting exothermic gas phase chemical reactions
DE1201498B (en) * 1960-09-21 1965-09-23 Commissariat Energie Atomique Heterogeneous nuclear reactor with liquid hydrocarbons serving as moderator and coolant
US3183165A (en) * 1960-10-10 1965-05-11 Monsanto Co Stabilization of organic fluids against radiation decomposition and systems employing same
US3162580A (en) * 1962-07-16 1964-12-22 Exxon Research Engineering Co Method of operating nuclear power plants

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
GB697601A (en) Improved method for generating power in a nuclear reactor
US2810689A (en) Fluid moderated reactor
GB852293A (en) Improvements in boiling reactors
GB1332888A (en) Flask for handling a nuclear reactor fuel assembly
US2812304A (en) Means for cooling reactors
US2811487A (en) Neutron reactor having a xe shield
GB1191806A (en) Single Fluid Molten Salt Nuclear Breeder Reactor
GB929585A (en) Improvements in or relating to low temperature irradiation
GB1497755A (en) Nuclear reactor core cover plug
AT205613B (en) Research reactor
US3297537A (en) Crude petroleum transmission system
US3284305A (en) Process of producing energy by nuclear fission
US2938784A (en) Nuclear fuel composition
US2809157A (en) Neutronic reactor
US3974028A (en) Reactor and method of operation
US3068159A (en) Process for cooling a nuclear reactor
GB1084999A (en) Improvements in or relating to nuclear reactor fuel elements
JPS5440996A (en) Power distribution deducing method
US2940916A (en) Thermal column for a reactor
RU94044509A (en) Method and fast neutrons reactor for radioactive isotopes production
GB731474A (en) Apparatus for neutron irradiation of materials
GB1003215A (en) Improvements in or relating to nuclear reactors
Burns et al. A Comparison of Modeling Strategies for Additively Manufactured HFIR Control Elements
GB807151A (en) Separation of uranium compounds from suspension
US2990357A (en) Method and apparatus for controlling neutron density