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US 2026/0074085 A1Published application
Molten salt reactor containment
OwnerDerek Haasinventor
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Abstract
A containment system for an integral molten salt reactor includes a sealed containment structure defining a containment volume. The containment structure includes a fission product adsorbing/absorbing material. The containment system further includes an integral molten salt reactor housed fully within the containment volume of the sealed containment structure. The integral molten salt reactor may permit circulation of a fuel salt therein being heated by fission reactions, and allow for the export of heat from said fuel salt.
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A system comprising
- an integral molten salt reactor comprising
- an integrally constructed vessel defining a critical region and a subcritical region,
- a reactor core disposed within the critical region, and
- salt routing floors disposed within the subcritical region, wherein the reactor core and the salt routing floors are fully enclosed within the integrally constructed vessel;
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- a sealed containment structure defining a containment volume about the integrally constructed vessel and comprising a fission product adsorbing/absorbing material positioned within the containment volume and outside of the integrally constructed vessel.
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A system comprising
- a sealed containment structure defining a containment volume, the sealed containment structure including a fission product adsorbing/absorbing material disposed within the containment volume;
- an integral molten salt reactor positioned within the containment volume and fully encompassed by the sealed containment structure, the integral molten salt reactor permitting circulation of a fuel salt within a sealed spaced therein being heated by fission reactions, and allowed for the export of heat from said fuel salt,
- wherein the fission product adsorbing/absorbing material
- extends throughout the containment volume and encompasses the integral molten salt reactor, and
- cooperates with the sealed containment structure to retain fission gasses upon a release event of said fission gasses from the integral molten salt reactor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.