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Flux trap research nuclear reactor

Assignee: Internuclear Co
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Filing: 1962-05-16
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Granted: 1966-10-04
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Expires: 1982-05-16
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 William R Pearce
  • 👤 Oscar J Elgert
  • 👤 Jr Byron H Leonard

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 18:10
CPC Classifications
G; G21; G21C; G21C1/00; G21C1/04; G21C1/06; G21C1/08; G21C1/30; G21C1/303; G21C7/00; G21C7/06; G21C7/08; G21D; G21D7/00; G21D7/04; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E30/00; Y02E30/30

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 151 words
A NUCLEAR REACTOR COMPRISING, A COMBINATION, A MAIN VESSEL, A PRESSURIZED VESSEL POSITIONED IN SAID MAIN VESSEL, A PRESSURIZED ANNULAR CORE CONTAINING MATERIAL FISSIONABLE BY NEUTRONS OF THERMAL ENERGY, SAID ANNULAR CORE BEING POSITIONED WITHIN SAID PRESSURIZED VESSEL, A PRESSURIZED LIGHT WATER ISLAND WITHIN SAID PRESSURIZED VESSEL, A TEST WELL CENTRALLY POSITIONED IN AND EXTENDING THROUGH SAID ISLAND, SAID ANNULAR CORE SURROUNDING AND BEING SPACED FROM SAID LIGHT WATER ISLAND, A NON-PRESSURIZED REFLECTOR POSITIONED IN SAID MAIN VESSEL, SAID REFLECTOR BEING POSITIONED ABOUT SAID PRESSURIZED VESSEL, NON-PRESSURIZED REACTOR CONTROLS MOVABLY POSITIONED BETWEEN SAIDN PRESSURIZED VESSEL AND SAID NON-PRESSURIZED REFLECTOR, MEANS FOR PASSING COOLANT THROUGH SAID MAIN VESSEL, AND CLOSED LOOP MEANS FOR PASSING PRESSURIZED COOLANT THROUGH SAID PRESSURIZED VESSEL, WHEREBY THE FLOW RATES OF EACH OF SAID RESPECTIVE COOLANTS NECESSARY TO AVOID BOILING ARE GREATLY EDUCED, AND WHEREBY THERE IS ATTAINED A MAXIMUM NEUTRON ACCESSABILITY FOR EXPERIMENTATION IN SAID TEST WELL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 151 words
A NUCLEAR REACTOR COMPRISING, A COMBINATION, A MAIN VESSEL, A PRESSURIZED VESSEL POSITIONED IN SAID MAIN VESSEL, A PRESSURIZED ANNULAR CORE CONTAINING MATERIAL FISSIONABLE BY NEUTRONS OF THERMAL ENERGY, SAID ANNULAR CORE BEING POSITIONED WITHIN SAID PRESSURIZED VESSEL, A PRESSURIZED LIGHT WATER ISLAND WITHIN SAID PRESSURIZED VESSEL, A TEST WELL CENTRALLY POSITIONED IN AND EXTENDING THROUGH SAID ISLAND, SAID ANNULAR CORE SURROUNDING AND BEING SPACED FROM SAID LIGHT WATER ISLAND, A NON-PRESSURIZED REFLECTOR POSITIONED IN SAID MAIN VESSEL, SAID REFLECTOR BEING POSITIONED ABOUT SAID PRESSURIZED VESSEL, NON-PRESSURIZED REACTOR CONTROLS MOVABLY POSITIONED BETWEEN SAIDN PRESSURIZED VESSEL AND SAID NON-PRESSURIZED REFLECTOR, MEANS FOR PASSING COOLANT THROUGH SAID MAIN VESSEL, AND CLOSED LOOP MEANS FOR PASSING PRESSURIZED COOLANT THROUGH SAID PRESSURIZED VESSEL, WHEREBY THE FLOW RATES OF EACH OF SAID RESPECTIVE COOLANTS NECESSARY TO AVOID BOILING ARE GREATLY EDUCED, AND WHEREBY THERE IS ATTAINED A MAXIMUM NEUTRON ACCESSABILITY FOR EXPERIMENTATION IN SAID TEST WELL.

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