Electricity and steam generation from a helium-cooled nuclear reactor

Disclosed herein is a method comprising heating helium in a core of a nuclear reactor; extracting heat from the helium; superheating water to steam using the heat extracted from the helium, expanding the helium in a turbine; wherein the turbine is in operative communication with an electrical genera...

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1. Verfasser:	PETER ANDREW MAXWELL
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BLASTING ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL ENGINE PLANTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ENGINES USING SPECIAL WORKING FLUIDS OR CYCLES HEATING LIGHTING MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL MECHANICAL ENGINEERING METHODS OF STEAM GENERATION NUCLEAR ENGINEERING NUCLEAR PHYSICS NUCLEAR POWER PLANT NUCLEAR REACTORS PHYSICS STEAM ACCUMULATORS STEAM BOILERS STEAM ENGINE PLANTS STEAM ENGINES STEAM GENERATION WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	Disclosed herein is a method comprising heating helium in a core of a nuclear reactor; extracting heat from the helium; superheating water to steam using the heat extracted from the helium, expanding the helium in a turbine; wherein the turbine is in operative communication with an electrical generator; and generating electricity in the electrical generator.