Seed-blanket reactors
    4.
    发明授权
    Seed-blanket reactors 有权
    种子层反应堆

    公开(公告)号:US6026136A

    公开(公告)日:2000-02-15

    申请号:US273279

    申请日:1999-03-22

    申请人: Alvin Radkowsky

    发明人: Alvin Radkowsky

    摘要: Seed-blanket type nuclear reactor cores are employed to burn thorium fuel with conventional reactor fuels, including nonproliferative enriched uranium, and weapons or reactor grade plutonium. In a first embodiment, the core is completely nonproliferative in that neither the reactor fuel, nor the generated waste material, can be used to manufacture nuclear weapons. In a second embodiment of the invention, the core is employed to burn large amounts of weapons grade plutonium with the thorium, and provides a convenient mechanism by which stockpiled weapons grade plutonium can be destroyed and converted into electrical energy. The cores of both embodiments are comprised of a plurality of seed-blanket unit fuel assemblies which have centrally located seed regions that are surrounded by annular blanket regions. The seed regions contain the uranium or plutonium fuel rods, while the blanket regions contain thorium fuel rods. The moderator/fuel volume ratios and relative sizes of the seed and blanket regions are optimized so that neither embodiment generates waste materials that can be employed for manufacturing nuclear weapons. A novel refueling scheme is also employed with the first embodiment to maximize seed fuel utilization, and further insure that the spent fuel cannot be employed for manufacturing nuclear weapons.

    摘要翻译: 种子毯式核反应堆核心用于用常规反应堆燃料(包括非增殖型浓缩铀)和武器或反应堆级钚来燃烧钍燃料。 在第一个实施方案中,核是完全非增白的,因为反应堆燃料和生成的废物都不能用于制造核武器。 在本发明的第二实施例中,核心用于用钍燃烧大量的武器级钚,并且提供了一种方便的机制,通过该机制储存武器级钚可以被破坏并转换成电能。 两个实施例的核心包括多个种子毯单元燃料组件,其具有由环形覆盖区域包围的位于中心的种子区域。 种子区域包含铀或钚燃料棒,而覆盖区域包含钍燃料棒。 优化了种子和覆盖区域的调节剂/燃料体积比和相对尺寸,使得这两个实施方案都不产生可用于制造核武器的废料。 第一实施例也采用了一种新颖的加油方案,以最大化种子燃料利用率,并进一步确保废燃料不能用于制造核武器。

    Seed-blanket reactors
    5.
    发明授权
    Seed-blanket reactors 失效
    种子层反应堆

    公开(公告)号:US5864593A

    公开(公告)日:1999-01-26

    申请号:US18472

    申请日:1998-02-04

    申请人: Alvin Radkowsky

    发明人: Alvin Radkowsky

    摘要: Seed-blanket type nuclear reactor cores (10,100) are employed to burn thorium fuel with conventional reactor fuels, including nonproliferative enriched uranium, and weapons or reactor grade plutonium. In a first embodiment, the core (10) is completely nonproliferative in that neither the reactor fuel, nor the generated waste material, can be used to manufacture nuclear weapons. In a second embodiment of the invention, the core (100) is employed to burn large amounts of weapons grade plutonium with the thorium, and provides a convenient mechanism by which stockpiled weapons grade plutonium can be destroyed and converted into electrical energy. The cores of both embodiments are comprised of a plurality of seed-blanket units (12, 102) which have centrally located seed regions (18,104) that are surrounded by annular blanket regions (20,106). The seed regions contain the uranium or plutonium fuel rods (22,110), while the blanket regions contain thorium fuel rods (26,118). The moderator/fuel volume ratios and relative sizes of the seed and blanket regions are optimized so that neither embodiment generates waste materials that can be employed for manufacturing nuclear weapons. A novel refueling scheme is also employed with the first embodiment to maximize seed fuel utilization, and further insure that the spent fuel cannot be employed for manufacturing nuclear weapons.

    摘要翻译: 使用种子毯式核反应堆核(10,100)用常规反应堆燃料(包括非增殖型浓缩铀)和武器或反应堆级钚来燃烧钍燃料。 在第一实施例中,核(10)完全不增殖,因为反应堆燃料和生成的废料都不能用于制造核武器。 在本发明的第二个实施例中,核心(100)用于用钍燃烧大量的武器级钚,并且提供了一种方便的机制,通过这种机制可以销毁储存的武器级钚并转换成电能。 两个实施例的核心由多个种子覆盖单元(12,102)组成,其具有居中定位的种子区域(18,104),其被环形覆盖区域(20,106)包围。 种子区域包含铀或钚燃料棒(22,110),而覆盖区域包含钍燃料棒(26,118)。 优化了种子和覆盖区域的调节剂/燃料体积比和相对尺寸,使得这两个实施方案都不产生可用于制造核武器的废料。 第一实施例也采用了一种新颖的加油方案,以最大化种子燃料利用率,并进一步确保废燃料不能用于制造核武器。

    Seed-blanket reactors
    6.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US5737375A

    公开(公告)日:1998-04-07

    申请号:US516130

    申请日:1995-08-17

    申请人: Alvin Radkowsky

    发明人: Alvin Radkowsky

    摘要: Seed-blanket type nuclear reactor cores (10,100) are employed to burn thorium fuel with conventional reactor fuels, including nonproliferative enriched uranium, and weapons or reactor grade plutonium. In a first embodiment, the core (10) is completely nonproliferative in that neither the reactor fuel, nor the generated waste material, can be used to manufacture nuclear weapons. In a second embodiment of the invention, the core (100) is employed to burn large amounts of weapons grade plutonium with the thorium, and provides a convenient mechanism by which stockpiled weapons grade plutonium can be destroyed and converted into electrical energy. The cores of both embodiments are comprised of a plurality of seed-blanket units (12, 102) which have centrally located seed regions (18,104) that are surrounded by annular blanket regions (20,106). The seed regions contain the uranium or plutonium fuel rods (22,110), while the blanket regions contain thorium fuel rods (26,118). The moderator/fuel volume ratios and relative sizes of the seed and blanket regions are optimized so that neither embodiment generates waste materials that can be employed for manufacturing nuclear weapons. A novel refueling scheme is also employed with the first embodiment to maximize seed fuel utilization, and further insure that the spent fuel cannot be employed for manufacturing nuclear weapons.

    Initial charge core of fast breeder and method of charging the core with
fuel
    8.
    发明授权
    Initial charge core of fast breeder and method of charging the core with fuel 失效
    快速种鸡的初始充电核心和燃料对核心充电的方法

    公开(公告)号:US4587078A

    公开(公告)日:1986-05-06

    申请号:US401747

    申请日:1982-07-26

    CPC分类号: G21C5/20 G21C1/024 Y02E30/34

    摘要: An initial charge core of a fast breeder and a method of renewing fuel in the initial charge core. The initial charge core comprises a driver core region containing a fissile material, an external blanket region containing a fertile material and surrounding the driver core region, and an internal blanket region disposed within the driver core region and containing a fertile material. The axial thickness of the internal blanket region is greater at its central portion that at the peripheral portion thereof. The internal blanket region is enriched with the fissile material. The degree of enrichment in the internal blanket region is greater than that in the driver core region.

    摘要翻译: 快速种植者的初始充电核心和在初始充电核心中更新燃料的方法。 初始充电芯包括含有易裂变材料的驱动器芯区域,包含可育材料并围绕驱动器芯区域的外部覆盖区域,以及设置在驱动器芯区域内并包含可育材料的内部覆盖区域。 内侧毯区域的轴向厚度在其周边部分的中央部分较大。 内部覆盖区域富含易裂变材料。 内部覆盖区域的富集程度大于驱动器核心区域的浓度。