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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2021
Applicant:
Westinghouse Electric Company Llc, Cranberry Township, PA (US);
Inventors:
Matthew M. Swartz, Claridge, PA (US);
Anthony G. Trupiano, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Jurie J. Van Wyk, Mars, PA (US);
Assignee:
Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, Cranberry Township, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21F 5/10 (2006.01); G21C 15/257 (2006.01); G21D 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G21F 5/10 (2013.01); G21C 15/257 (2013.01); G21D 5/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A container for transporting a reactor is disclosed. The container includes a loop thermosiphon including a chamber, a heat exchanger fluidically coupled to the chamber, and an actuator including an unactuated state and an actuated state. The actuator is configured to automatically transition to the actuated state. The transition is based on an event occurring within the reactor. A working medium is configured to remove heat from the reactor in the actuated state.