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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2015
Eric Paul Loewen, Wilmington, NC (US);
Seth Ryan Paul Strege, Wilmington, NC (US);
Nicholas Francis O'neill, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Colin Christopher O'connor, Atlanta, GA (US);
Chelsea Ann Curtin, Atlanta, GA (US);
Edwin Wu, Houston, TX (US);
Eric Paul Loewen, Wilmington, NC (US);
Seth Ryan Paul Strege, Wilmington, NC (US);
Nicholas Francis O'Neill, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Colin Christopher O'Connor, Atlanta, GA (US);
Chelsea Ann Curtin, Atlanta, GA (US);
Edwin Wu, Houston, TX (US);
GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC, Wilmington, NC (US);
Abstract
A sodium-cooled nuclear reactor includes at least one electromagnetic pump assembly and a backflow reduction pipe. The backflow reduction pipe may include an inlet, an outlet, at least one tubular section having a first length and a first diameter, and at least one fluid diode section between the inlet and the outlet.