US3081246A
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Nuclear reactor and method of operating same
Assignee: Babcock and Wilcox Co
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Filing: 1957-05-29
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Granted: 1963-03-12
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Expires: 1977-05-29
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Milton C Edlund
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 12:30
CPC Classifications
G; G21; G21C; G21C7/00; G21C7/26; G21C7/27; G21C1/00; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E30/00; Y02E30/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
93 words
A METHOD OF OPERATING A NUCLEAR REACTOR COMPRISING ARRANGING A QUANTITY OF FISSIONABLE MATERIAL IN DISTINCT FORM AS A CORE WITH A CRITICAL MASS BASED ON A PREDETERMINED MODERATION BY A MIXTURE OF HEAVY WATER AND LIGHT WATEER, DILUTING THE WATER MIXTURE TO CONTROL THE NEUTRONIC REACCREASE THE SLOWING-DOWN POWER DURING OPERATION OF SAID CORE TO MAINTAIN A CRITICAL MASS AS FISSIONABLE MATERIAL IS CONSUMED, AND REGULATING THE NEUTRON CHAIN REACTION BY VARYING THE RATIO OF DEUTERIUM TO HYDROGEN IN THE HEAVY WATER-LIGHT WATER MIXTURE OF DEUTERIUM TO HYDROGEN IN THE HEAVY TION.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
93 words
A METHOD OF OPERATING A NUCLEAR REACTOR COMPRISING ARRANGING A QUANTITY OF FISSIONABLE MATERIAL IN DISTINCT FORM AS A CORE WITH A CRITICAL MASS BASED ON A PREDETERMINED MODERATION BY A MIXTURE OF HEAVY WATER AND LIGHT WATEER, DILUTING THE WATER MIXTURE TO CONTROL THE NEUTRONIC REACCREASE THE SLOWING-DOWN POWER DURING OPERATION OF SAID CORE TO MAINTAIN A CRITICAL MASS AS FISSIONABLE MATERIAL IS CONSUMED, AND REGULATING THE NEUTRON CHAIN REACTION BY VARYING THE RATIO OF DEUTERIUM TO HYDROGEN IN THE HEAVY WATER-LIGHT WATER MIXTURE OF DEUTERIUM TO HYDROGEN IN THE HEAVY TION.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US2743225A
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