公开(公告)号：US20240339231A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-10

申请号：US18744364

申请日：2024-06-14

申请人： Deep Fission, Inc.

发明人： Richard A. Muller ,  Elizabeth Muller

IPC分类号： G21C15/12 ,  G21C3/54 ,  G21C5/10 ,  G21C7/117 ,  G21C7/22 ,  G21C15/243 ,  G21C15/28

CPC分类号： G21C15/12 ,  G21C5/10 ,  G21C7/117 ,  G21C7/22 ,  G21C15/243 ,  G21C15/28 ,  G21C3/54

摘要： A nuclear reactor system includes a first drillhole extending from a terranean surface through one or more subterranean formations; a reactor core positioned in the first drillhole, and including at least one nuclear fuel element; a second drillhole extending from the terranean surface through the one or more subterranean formations and separated from the first drillhole by a portion of a rock formation; a heat exchanger positioned in the second drillhole in thermal communication with the reactor core through the portion of the rock formation; and a coolant system thermally coupled to the heat exchanger and configured to transport a fluid coolant between the heat exchanger and the terranean surface.