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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 1986
Filed:
Sep. 21, 1983
Alain Brachet, Orsay, FR;
Jacques Figuet, Aix en Provence, FR;
Joel Guidez, Connaux, FR;
Noel Lions, Manosque, FR;
Rene Traiteur, Ris Orangis, FR;
Thierry Zuber, Paris, FR;
Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique, Paris, FR;
Novatome, Le Plessis Robinson, FR;
Abstract
The invention relates to a secondary heat transfer circuit for a liquid metal-cooled nuclear reactor, as well as to a steam generator which can be used in such a circuit. According to the invention, a downstream buffer tank and an upstream buffer tank are arranged within the steam generator. The upstream buffer tank is annular and surrounds and communicates with an area of the generator by which the liquid metal flows downwards between the exchange zone and the discharge tube. The pressure of the neutral gas pocket in the downstream buffer tank is higher than that of the pocket of the upstream buffer tank. Application to fast neutron nuclear reactors.