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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2022
Ge-hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas Llc, Wilmington, NC (US);
Derek Bass, Wilmington, NC (US);
Michael F. Dimitri, Wilmington, NC (US);
Tatjana B. Kirby, Wilmington, NC (US);
Luben I. Todorovski, Wilmington, NC (US);
GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC, Wilmington, NC (US);
Abstract
A nuclear reactor facility may include a reactor building, a reactor vessel housed within the reactor building, and an auxiliary cooling system integrated with the reactor building. The reactor building has a visible section above a ground level and a buried section below the ground level. The reactor vessel contains a fuel core and is housed within the buried section of the reactor building below the ground level. The auxiliary cooling system includes a plurality of ducts integrated with the reactor building and is configured to passively cool the reactor vessel via natural air circulation.