REACTOR CORE FOR THERMIONIC NUCLEAR REACTOR

This invention relates to a reactor core for a nuclear reactor, particularly for a "fast" type nuclear reactor, provided with nuclear fuel, for direct conversion into electrical energy of released heat produced by nuclear fission. The heat-to-electricity conversion takes place by means of...

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Hauptverfasser:	RUDOLF KRAPF, FRANZ GROSS
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS NUCLEAR ENGINEERING NUCLEAR PHYSICS NUCLEAR REACTORS PHYSICS REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGYGENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINSTCLIMATE CHANGE
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Zusammenfassung:	This invention relates to a reactor core for a nuclear reactor, particularly for a "fast" type nuclear reactor, provided with nuclear fuel, for direct conversion into electrical energy of released heat produced by nuclear fission. The heat-to-electricity conversion takes place by means of thermionic converters having an inner-positioned collector and an outer-positioned emitter. The nuclear fuel is subdivided into sub-critical discs whose reactivity is influenced by a change in their mutual distance from each other; and the thermionic converter is imbedded in these individual discs. Additional controls in the form of control rods may also be provided to change the reactivity of the reactor core.