US3304232A
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Method of operating a pulsed nuclear reactor
Assignee: Babcock and Wilcox Co
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Filing: 1963-09-12
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Granted: 1967-02-14
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Expires: 1983-09-12
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Paul F Schutt
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 08:48
CPC Classifications
G; G21; G21D; G21D7/00; G21D7/04; G21C; G21C1/00; G21C1/30; G21C1/303; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E30/00; Y02E30/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
122 words
A NUCLEAR REACTOR SYSTEM COMPRISING: (A) A NUCLEAR REACTOR, (B) A CORE POSITIONED WITHIN SAID REACTOR AND CONTAINING SUFFICIENT NUCLEAR FUEL TO SUSTAIN A FISSION CHAIN REACTION, (C) CONTROL MEANS FOR REGULATING THE FISSION CHAIN REACTION, (D) NUCLEAR FUELED THERMIONIC ELEMENTS ARRANGED WITHIN SAID CORE FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF HEAT GENERATED IN THE FISSION REACTION TO ELECTRICITY, (E) MEANS FOR THE MECHANICAL CONVERSION OF HEAT GENERATED IN THE FISSION REACTION INTO ELECTRICITY. (F) AN ELECTRICALA LOAD CONNECTED TO SAID THERMIONIC ELEMENTS AND TO SAID MEANS FOR THE MECHANICAL CONVERSION OF HEAT TO ELECTRICITY, AND (G) MEANS WITHIN SAID REACTOR IN ADDITION TO SAID CONTROL MEANS FOR RAPID INSERTION OF REACTIVITY INTO SAID CORE WHEREBY A SUDDEN RISE IN TEMPERATURE OCCURS IN
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
122 words
A NUCLEAR REACTOR SYSTEM COMPRISING: (A) A NUCLEAR REACTOR, (B) A CORE POSITIONED WITHIN SAID REACTOR AND CONTAINING SUFFICIENT NUCLEAR FUEL TO SUSTAIN A FISSION CHAIN REACTION, (C) CONTROL MEANS FOR REGULATING THE FISSION CHAIN REACTION, (D) NUCLEAR FUELED THERMIONIC ELEMENTS ARRANGED WITHIN SAID CORE FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF HEAT GENERATED IN THE FISSION REACTION TO ELECTRICITY, (E) MEANS FOR THE MECHANICAL CONVERSION OF HEAT GENERATED IN THE FISSION REACTION INTO ELECTRICITY. (F) AN ELECTRICALA LOAD CONNECTED TO SAID THERMIONIC ELEMENTS AND TO SAID MEANS FOR THE MECHANICAL CONVERSION OF HEAT TO ELECTRICITY, AND (G) MEANS WITHIN SAID REACTOR IN ADDITION TO SAID CONTROL MEANS FOR RAPID INSERTION OF REACTIVITY INTO SAID CORE WHEREBY A SUDDEN RISE IN TEMPERATURE OCCURS IN
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