High temperature hydride moderator enabling compact and higher power density cores in nuclear micro-reactors

A reactor core block is disclosed including a fuel channel, a heat pipe, a primary moderator matrix configured to encompass the fuel channel and the heat pipe, and a secondary moderator channel configured to at least partially surround the fuel channel, the heat pipe, and the primary moderator matri...

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Main Authors LEVINSKY, ALEX, ARAFAT, YASIR, VAN WYK, JURIE, DASARI, VENKATESWARA RAO
Format Patent
LanguageChinese
English
Published 21.03.2024
Subjects
NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
NUCLEAR PHYSICS
NUCLEAR REACTORS
PHYSICS
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Summary:A reactor core block is disclosed including a fuel channel, a heat pipe, a primary moderator matrix configured to encompass the fuel channel and the heat pipe, and a secondary moderator channel configured to at least partially surround the fuel channel, the heat pipe, and the primary moderator matrix. The secondary moderator channel is comprised of metal hydride.
Bibliography:Application Number: TW202110107307