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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 1992
Filed:
Sep. 11, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Douglas M Gluntz, San Jose, CA (US);
Willem J Oosterkamp, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Rudolf M van Kuijk, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C21C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
376283 ;
Abstract
An improved passive cooling system for water cooled and moderated nuclear fission reaction plants provides means for enhancing the cooling arrangement for coping with loss of coolant accidents or removing decay heat during periods of reactor shutdown. The improvement comprises providing a measure consisting of a tubular sleeve, which encourages flow circulation within a pool of cooling water.