Hydromine Nuclear Energy S.a.r.l.

Enea, Agenzia Nazionale Per Le Nuove Tecnologie, L'energia E Lo Sviluppo Economico Sostenibile

Agenzia Nazionale Per Le Nuove Tecnologie, L'energia E Lo Sviluppo Economico Sostenible (enea)

Agenzia Nazionale Per Le Nuove Tecnologie, L'ener- Gia E Lo Sviluppo Economico Sostenibile (enea)

Pietro Agostini

Luciano Cinotti

Mariano Tarantino

An apparatus for generating neutrons may include: a hollow casing configured to rotate about a central axis, the casing including a wall having a central region substantially at the central axis and a peripheral region, wherein the wall defines a cavity, and wherein the cavity is configured to contain a first coolant fluid; an active layer at least partially on the peripheral region external to the cavity, wherein the active layer is configured to realize a neutron-generating reaction; at least one particle accelerator configured to direct an ion beam on the active layer to activate the neutron-generating reaction; movement means configured to rotate the casing about the central axis and to force the first coolant fluid to contact the wall at the active layer for cooling the casing; and external cooling including a second coolant fluid contacting at least an external portion of the wall.

Apparatuses for generating neutrons

A system for evacuating the residual heat from a nuclear reactor comprises: a first heat exchanger, which transfers heat from a primary fluid of the reactor to a secondary fluid; a second heat exchanger, where the secondary fluid is cooled by an auxiliary fluid which crosses a cooling duct; and a control portion, subject to thermal expansion by effect of the heating, induced by an increase in the temperature of the primary fluid beyond a preset threshold, of the secondary fluid in the control portion; the control portion being connected to a mechanical actuator device moved by the thermal expansion of the control portion to open the cooling duct and allow the passage of auxiliary fluid into the cooling duct and through the second heat exchanger.

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Rome, Italy

Pietro Agostini