Dry stand-by liquid control system for a nuclear reactor
AssigneeGE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC
InventorGary M. ANTHONY
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Abstract
A boiling water reactor system includes a reactor vessel including a reactor core. A steam line is in communication with the reactor core and a turbine that is connected to an electrical generator. A dry standby liquid control system includes a standby vessel containing dry powder containing boron and including a high pressure water supply in communication with the standby vessel via a first closed valve, wherein the standby vessel is in communication with the reactor vessel via a second closed valve.
Claims20
A dry standby liquid control system for a nuclear reactor, comprising:
- a standby vessel containing dry powder containing boron;
- a high pressure water supply in communication with the standby vessel via a first closed valve, the standby vessel is in communication with a reactor vessel via a second closed valve.
A boiling water reactor system, comprising:
- a reactor vessel including a reactor core;
- a steam line in communication with the reactor core and a turbine that is connected to an electrical generator;
- a standby vessel containing dry powder containing boron and including a high pressure water supply in communication with the standby vessel via a first closed valve, the standby vessel is in communication with the reactor vessel via a second closed valve.
A method of implementing a dry standby liquid control system for a nuclear reactor, comprising:
- connecting a standby vessel to a high pressure water supply via a first closed valve, the standby vessel containing dry powder containing boron, and
- connecting the standby vessel with a reactor vessel via a second closed valve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.