Flux-shifting reactivity control system

    公开(公告)号:US11574746B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-07

    申请号:US17081976

    申请日:2020-10-27

    申请人: TerraPower, LLC

    摘要: A control assembly for a nuclear reactor includes a first reactivity control assembly having a first neutron modifying material, a second reactivity control assembly having a second neutron modifying material, and at least one drive mechanism coupled to the first neutron modifying material and the second neutron modifying material. The first neutron modifying material and the second neutron modifying material are selectively repositionable relative to a fuel region of the nuclear reactor. The at least one drive mechanism is configured to provide the first neutron modifying material and the second neutron modifying material in different directions through the fuel region thereby shifting a flux distribution within the fuel region away from the second neutron modifying material.

    FLUX-SHIFTING REACTIVITY CONTROL SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20210210223A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-08

    申请号:US17081976

    申请日:2020-10-27

    申请人: TerraPower, LLC

    摘要: A control assembly for a nuclear reactor includes a first reactivity control assembly having a first neutron modifying material, a second reactivity control assembly having a second neutron modifying material, and at least one drive mechanism coupled to the first neutron modifying material and the second neutron modifying material. The first neutron modifying material and the second neutron modifying material are selectively repositionable relative to a fuel region of the nuclear reactor. The at least one drive mechanism is configured to provide the first neutron modifying material and the second neutron modifying material in different directions through the fuel region thereby shifting a flux distribution within the fuel region away from the second neutron modifying material.

    Nuclear power generation system utilizing thermal expansion in metallic members to move a neutron reflector

    公开(公告)号:US10522259B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-12-31

    申请号:US15329646

    申请日:2016-01-25

    申请人: CLEAR INC.

    摘要: A nuclear power generation system being safe and easily controlled by load following. The nuclear power generation system has a nuclear reactor employing a load following control method. The reactor includes: a fuel assembly reactor core having metallic fuel containing at least one selected from uranium-235, uranium-238 and plutonium-239; a reactor vessel containing the reactor core; metallic sodium loaded into the reactor vessel and heated by the reactor core; and a neutron reflector for achieving criticality in the reactor core with effective multiplication factor of neutrons emitted from the reactor core being maintained at or above about 1. The neutron reflector is coupled to spring or spiral metallic members and utilizing heat deformation in the metallic members due to the temperature in coolant metallic sodium to control the fast neutron reflection efficiency of the neutron reflector.

    Corrosion inhibitor injecting method
    6.
    发明授权
    Corrosion inhibitor injecting method 有权
    腐蚀抑制剂注射法

    公开(公告)号:US09410252B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-08-09

    申请号:US14345148

    申请日:2012-09-13

    摘要: A method for injecting a corrosion inhibitor injecting an oxidant and an anticorrosive agent-pH adjusting agent complex including an anticorrosive agent and a pH adjusting agent adsorbed on a surface of the anticorrosive agent into high temperature water in contact with a surface of a metal structural material and irradiating the high temperature water with a radioactive ray or an ultraviolet ray, wherein the anticorrosive agent of the anticorrosive agent-pH adjusting agent complex has, on the surface of the anticorrosive agent, an active site where the pH adjusting agent reacts with the oxidant, and the pH adjusting agent present on the surface of the anticorrosive agent of the anticorrosive agent-pH adjusting agent complex and/or in the high temperature water is oxidized with the oxidant by the irradiation with the radioactive ray or the ultraviolet ray to change pH adjusting ability of the pH adjusting agent and shift a pH of the high temperature water to a neutral side, and thereby deposition of the anticorrosive agent 11 to the metal structural material 65 is accelerated.

    摘要翻译: 一种将注入氧化剂的腐蚀抑制剂和防腐蚀剂 - pH调节剂复合物的方法,所述防腐蚀剂 - pH调节剂复合物包括吸附在防腐剂表面上的耐腐蚀剂和pH调节剂,所述抗腐蚀剂和pH调节剂与金属结构材料表面接触的高温水中 并用放射线或紫外线照射高温水,其中防腐剂 - pH调节剂复合物的防腐剂在防腐剂的表面上具有pH调节剂与氧化剂反应的活性位点 ,并且在抗腐蚀剂 - pH调节剂配合物的防腐剂的表面上和/或在高温水中存在的pH调节剂用氧化剂通过用放射线或紫外线照射而被氧化以改变pH 调节pH调节剂的能力并将高温水的pH值转移到中性侧,从而进行 加速了防锈剂11向金属结构材料65的沉积。

    Method for recognizing step movement sequence of control rod drive mechanism of nuclear reactor
    8.
    发明申请
    Method for recognizing step movement sequence of control rod drive mechanism of nuclear reactor 有权
    识别核反应堆控制棒驱动机构的步进运动顺序的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20050286673A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-12-29

    申请号:US10874235

    申请日:2004-06-24

    摘要: A method for recognizing the step movement sequence of a control rod drive mechanism of a nuclear reactor, which withdraws and inserts a control rod of a nuclear reactor, includes the steps of: measuring current and voltage flowing through an electromagnetic coil used in the control rod drive mechanism of the nuclear reactor; calculating inductance of the coil by using the measured current and voltage; calculating a distance between a rotor and a stator of the control rod drive mechanism on the basis of the calculated inductance; and recognizing the step movement sequence of the control rod drive mechanism on the basis of the calculated distance. This method ensures good reliability in determining the step movement sequence, allows easy implementation using a digital signal processor, and is hardly affected by external factors such as noise.

    摘要翻译: 用于识别放出并插入核反应堆的控制棒的核反应堆的控制棒驱动机构的步进运动顺序的方法包括以下步骤:测量流过控制棒中使用的电磁线圈的电流和电压 核反应堆的驱动机制; 使用测量的电流和电压计算线圈的电感; 基于计算的电感计算控制棒驱动机构的转子和定子之间的距离; 并基于计算出的距离识别控制棒驱动机构的步进运动顺序。 该方法确保了确定步进运动顺序的良好可靠性,允许使用数字信号处理器轻松实现,并且几乎不受外部因素如噪声的影响。

    Feedwater control system considering pressure drop of feedwater control valve in nuclear power plant and control method therefor

    公开(公告)号:US06938584B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-09-06

    申请号:US10885681

    申请日:2004-07-08

    IPC分类号: G21D3/08 G21D3/14 F22B37/46

    摘要: A feedwater control system considering a pressure drop of feedwater control valve in a nuclear power plant and a control method therefor are provided. In the feedwater control system, a first detection unit includes: a flow error signal generator for generating a flow error signal corresponding to a difference between a steam flow signal and a feedwater flow signal; and a water level correction error signal generator for generating a water level correction error signal corresponding to a sum of a water level measurement signal and the flow error signal. A second detection unit includes: a pressure drop sensor unit for detecting a pressure difference between front and rear portions of at least one feedwater control valve among the main feedwater control valves and the downcorner feedwater control valves and generating a pressure drop signal corresponding to the detected pressure difference; a pressure drop setup value signal generator for generating a pressure drop setup value signal corresponding to a previously set pressure drop setup value of the feedwater control valves; and a pressure drop error signal generator for comparing the pressure drop signal with the pressure drop setup value signal and generating a pressure drop error signal. A control unit controls the main feedwater pump based on a correction control signal output from the correction control signal generator.