CPC G21C 7/30 (2013.01) [G21C 1/24 (2013.01); G21C 3/24 (2013.01); Y02E 30/30 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
1. A method for controlling the reactivity in a solution nuclear reactor, the method comprising the steps of:
(a) supplying a solution nuclear reactor having a nuclear reactor vessel therein;
(b) placing one or more standpipes located in at least one low worth area of the nuclear reactor vessel, each of the one or more standpipes having a top end and an opening for passage of the solution located at a level below a solution level of the solution contained in the nuclear reactor vessel of the solution nuclear reactor;
(c) supplying at least one gas system, wherein the at least one gas system is in fluidic communication with one or more of the standpipes; and
(d) controlling a fluid level of the solution in the one or more standpipes via gas of the least one gas system such that the solution nuclear reactor is maintained in a fail-safe mode, wherein the gas is selected from nitrogen, helium, oxygen, hydrogen, air, or combinations of two or more thereof.
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