Claims
- 1. A satellite tank for use in conjunction with a liquid metal reactor, said satellite tank comprising:
- (a) an outer tank;
- (b) a pump;
- (c) a heat exchanger;
- (d) inlet and outlet means for liquid metal;
- (e) said heat exchanger being annularly disposed around said pump;
- (f) a separate sealed containment vessel around said satellite vessel; and
- (g) means for a self-contained secondary liquid metal loop contained within said satellite tank, wherein the secondary sodium is circulated by a combined primary and secondary pump.
- 2. A satellite tank for use in conjunction with a liquid metal reactor, said satellite tank comprising:
- (a) an outer tank;
- (b) a pump;
- (c) an annular heat exchanger;
- (d) inlet and outlet means for liquid metal;
- (e) said heat exchanger being annularly disposed around said pump; and
- (f) a separate sealed containment vessel around said satellite vessel, wherein said sealed containment vessel extends above the level of coolant.
- 3. A satellite tank as defined in claim 2 wherein the intake of the heat exchanger is baffled with a shield having a plurality of openings.
- 4. A satellite tank as defined in claim 2 which further comprises means for a self-contained secondary liquid metal loop contained within said satellite tank.
- 5. A satellite tank as defined in claim 4 which further comprises water inlet and steam outlet means that are connected to a steam generation means within said satellite tank.
- 6. A satellite tank as defined in claim 5 wherein the steam generation means is a helical coil that is annularly disposed within said satellite tank.
- 7. A satellite tank as defined in claim 2 which further comprises secondary sodium inlet and outlet means that are connected to a steam generator.
- 8. A satellite tank as defined in claim 2 which includes a separate stand-by decay heat removal means.
- 9. A satellite tank as defined in claim 2 which further comprises an exterior layer of insulation
Parent Case Info
This is a division of Ser. No. 582,096, filed 2/21/84, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,761,261.
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Divisions (1)
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582096 |
Feb 1984 |
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