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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 1981
Filed:
Sep. 28, 1978
Applicant:
Inventors:
John E Sharbaugh, Bullskin Township, Fayette County, PA (US);
Wesley L Howarth, Bridgeville, PA (US);
Assignee:
Electric Power Research Institute, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
376290 ; 376404 ;
Abstract
Apparatus for insulating hot sodium in a reactor vessel in a pool-type nuclear reactor. The apparatus includes a flow isolated plenum in the reactor vessel for holding a stagnant quantity of sodium. The flow isolated plenum is located between a second plenum for holding hot sodium and the structural load bearing members of the reactor. The flow isolated plenum forms a thermally insulating field barrier between the hot sodium and the structural members.