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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2014
Eric Paul Loewen, Wilmington, NC (US);
Weston Matthew Cundiff, Wilmington, NC (US);
Pradip Saha, Wilmington, NC (US);
Derek Bass, Wilmington, NC (US);
Eric Paul Loewen, Wilmington, NC (US);
Weston Matthew Cundiff, Wilmington, NC (US);
Pradip Saha, Wilmington, NC (US);
Derek Bass, Wilmington, NC (US);
GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC, Wilmington, NC (US);
Abstract
A passive shutdown system for a liquid metal cooled reactor may include a tube and a neutron absorber within the tube. The tube may be configured to extend through a core of the liquid metal cooled reactor. The tube has an upper end and a lower end. The tube defines a flow path for a liquid metal coolant. The neutron absorber is a mobile structure configured to partially obstruct a flow of the liquid metal coolant within the flow path. A method of operating a liquid metal cooled reactor may involve the use of the passive shutdown system.