CPC G21C 7/22 (2013.01) [G21C 7/02 (2013.01); G21C 7/24 (2013.01); G21C 7/32 (2013.01); G21C 1/24 (2013.01); G21C 3/54 (2013.01); G21C 15/247 (2013.01); G21C 15/26 (2013.01)] | 7 Claims |
1. A passive nuclear reactor control device, comprising:
a sealed chamber comprising:
a reservoir;
a tube in fluid communication with the reservoir,
a molten salt within the sealed chamber, the molten salt being a eutectic mixture of:
a monovalent metal halide, and
a fluoride or chloride of:
one or more lanthanides and/or
hafnium;
a gas within the sealed chamber which does not react with the molten salt.
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