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US 2015/0146838 A1Published application
Nuclear reactor having plate or micro-channel heat exchangers integrated in the vessel
AssigneeSociété Technique pour I'Energie Atomique Technicatome
InventorCharles Fribourg
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Abstract
A nuclear reactor is provided that includes a vessel; a core provided in the vessel; at least one plate heat exchanger provided in the vessel, with at least one duct for supplying a secondary fluid to the heat exchanger and a duct for discharging the secondary fluid from the heat exchanger, the discharge duct extending through the vessel. The nuclear reactor comprises a device for attaching the heat exchanger to an area of the vessel through which the discharge duct extends.
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A nuclear reactor comprising:
- a vessel;
- a core provided in the vessel;
- at least one plate heat exchanger provided in the vessel;
- at least one secondary fluid supply duct for supplying a secondary fluid to the heat exchanger and a discharge secondary fluid duct for discharging the secondary fluid from the heat exchanger, the discharge secondary fluid duct extending through the vessel;
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- an attachment for attaching the heat exchanger to an area of the vessel through which the discharge secondary fluid duct extends.
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