Molten salt fission reactor
OwnerTaylor Ramon WILSONinventor
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Abstract
A plant and a modular fission reactor including a sealed reaction module. The sealed reaction module includes a core reactor vessel filled with molten salt and fuel and a moderator and reflector positioned inside the vessel housing, the moderator and reflector forming an active region in which fission occurs. The plant may include a power module and a heat exchanger that extracts heat from the reaction module and communicates the extracted heat to the power module. A second heat exchanger may extracts heat from the first heat exchanger and communicates the heat to the power module. The core reactor vessel may comprise at least one spare fuel container coupled to the reactor vessel and/or a chemistry module coupled to the reactor vessel.
Claims21
A modular fission reactor comprising:
- a sealed reaction module, wherein the reaction module is fully fueled, the reaction module comprising:
- a reactor vessel;
- at least one spare fuel container coupled to the reactor vessel;
- and
- a chemistry module coupled to the reactor vessel.
A core reactor vessel comprising:
- a vessel housing;
- molten salt;
- fuel;
- and
- a moderator and reflector positioned inside the vessel housing, the moderator and reflector forming an active region, wherein nuclear reactions involving the fuel occur only within the active region.
A core reactor vessel comprising:
- a vessel housing configured to house a molten salt and fuel combination, the vessel housing including a protective layer lining an interior of the vessel housing, the protective layer comprising at least one selected from a group consisting of graphite, coated ceramic materials, and a combination thereof.
The core reactor vessel, wherein the vessel housing comprises at least one selected from a group consisting of a high performance alloy, a supernickel alloy, and a Hastelloy®.
A reactor comprising:
- a reaction module including a core reactor vessel;
- and
- a power module
- a first heat exchanger disposed entirely internal to the reaction module, the first heat exchanger extracting heat from the core reactor vessel;
- and
- a second heat exchanger that extracts heat from the first heat exchanger and communicates the heat to the power module.
A plant comprising:
- a sealed reaction module including:
- a core reactor vessel filled with molten salt and fuel;
- and
- a moderator and reflector positioned inside the vessel housing, the moderator and reflector forming an active region in which fission occurs;
- a power module;
- and
- a heat exchanger that extracts heat from the reaction module and communicates the extracted heat to the power module.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.