POWER GENERATION FROM DECAY HEAT FOR SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL POOL COLLING AND MONITORING
摘要
An auxiliary power source for continuously powering pumps for replenishing water in a spent fuel pool and sensors monitoring the pool, in the event of a station blackout at a nuclear plant. The power source uses waste heat from spent fuel within the pool to activate a thermoelectric module system or a waste heat engine, such as a Stirling cycle or organic Rankine cycle engine to generate power for the pump and sensors. The auxiliary power source can also power a cooling system to cool the spent fuel pool.
申请公布号
EP2737493(A4)
申请公布日期
2015.04.15
申请号
EP20120820360
申请日期
2012.07.27
申请人
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY LLC
发明人
TATLI, EMRE;BELECHAK, JOSEPH, G.;LU, BAOFU;STANSBURY, CORY, A.;GULER, CENK;OSTROSKY, MICHAEL, JOSEPH