Inventors:
Anstein Hunsbedt - Los Gatos CA
Herbert J. Busboom - San Jose CA
Assignee:
General Electric Company - San Jose CA
International Classification:
G21C 1518
Abstract:
A liquid metal cooled nuclear reactor having a passive cooling system for removing residual heat resulting from fuel decay during reactor shutdown. The passive cooling system comprises a plurality of partitions surrounding the reactor vessel in spaced apart relation forming intermediate areas for circulating heat transferring fluid which remove and carry away heat from the reactor vessel.