US 11,894,152 B2
Modular thermal and radiation shielding with passive heat removal
Anthony G Trupiano, Pittsburgh, PA (US); Adana L Stanish, Cranberry Township (PA); Jonathan C. Durfee, Mars, PA (US); and William L Brown, Pittsburgh, PA (US)
Assigned to Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, Cranberry Township, PA (US)
Filed by Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, Cranberry Township, PA (US)
Filed on May 5, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/308,353.
Prior Publication US 2022/0359095 A1, Nov. 10, 2022
Int. Cl. G21C 15/257 (2006.01); G21F 5/10 (2006.01); G21C 13/00 (2006.01)
CPC G21C 15/257 (2013.01) [G21F 5/10 (2013.01); G21C 13/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
18. A housing assembly configured to house a nuclear reactor, the housing assembly comprising:
a plurality of removably coupleable modular walls configured to surround the nuclear reactor, wherein the plurality of modular walls comprises a first modular wall, comprising:
a first wall segment comprising a first surface to face an area around the housing assembly; and
a second wall segment coupled to the first wall segment, wherein the second wall segment comprises a second surface to face the nuclear reactor, and wherein the second wall segment is offset from the first wall segment to define a gap therebetween; and
a heat pipe extending from the first wall segment to the second wall segment through the gap.