US 12,444,512 B2
Modular core molten salt nuclear reactor
Sander De Groot, Amsterdam (NL); and Lucas Marius Pool, Amsterdam (NL)
Assigned to THORIZON HOLDING B.V., Amsterdam (NL)
Appl. No. 17/607,547
Filed by THORIZON HOLDING B.V., Amsterdam (NL)
PCT Filed May 1, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/062205
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Oct. 29, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/225156, PCT Pub. Date Nov. 12, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 19172597 (EP), filed on May 3, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0223302 A1, Jul. 14, 2022
Int. Cl. G21C 1/22 (2006.01); G21C 3/24 (2006.01); G21C 7/30 (2006.01); G21C 3/54 (2006.01); G21C 19/20 (2006.01)
CPC G21C 1/22 (2013.01) [G21C 3/24 (2013.01); G21C 7/30 (2013.01); G21C 3/54 (2013.01); G21C 19/205 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A nuclear reactor comprising
a core area and a shell area;
a plurality of separate and individual nuclear reactor circuits, each circuit comprising:
a containment;
a loop comprising a liquid comprising a nuclear fuel comprising molten salt,
wherein the loop comprises a channel that is arranged in a substantial vertical arrangement within the containment, wherein the channel provides an up-and-down passage for the liquid in the loop,
wherein each of the channels of the plurality of circuits is arranged in the core area,
wherein each separate and individual nuclear reactor circuit is independently replaceable from the nuclear reactor while maintaining a capability to contain the liquid, and
wherein the containment has a sidewall with an inner surface spaced from the loop.