An alkali metal reactor power supply, including: a reactor vessel, the bottom part of which is provided with a liquid alkali metal; a reactor core, which is arranged in the reactor vessel and includes a plurality of fuel rods and a radial reflection layer arranged at the periphery of the plurality of fuel rods, wherein the surface of each fuel rod is provided with a first liquid absorption core, the bottom part of the reactor core is provided with second liquid absorption cores which are connected to the first liquid absorption cores, and the second liquid absorption cores can be in contact with the liquid alkali metal; and alkali metal thermoelectric converters, which are arranged along the circumferential direction of the radial reflection layer, and divide the inside of the reactor vessel into a high-pressure steam chamber located above the alkali metal thermoelectric converters and a low-pressure steam chamber located below the alkali metal thermoelectric converters. By using the phase-change heat transfer of alkali metal, the circulating power of the liquid alkali metal is provided by using the liquid absorption cores, the structure is simple, the arrangement is flexible, and the power generation efficiency is high.

An alkali metal reactor power supply, including: a reactor vessel, the bottom part of which is provided with a liquid alkali metal; a reactor core, which is arranged in the reactor vessel and includes a plurality of fuel rods and a radial reflection layer arranged at the periphery of the plurality of fuel rods, wherein the surface of each fuel rod is provided with a first liquid absorption core, the bottom part of the reactor core is provided with second liquid absorption cores which are connected to the first liquid absorption cores, and the second liquid absorption cores can be in contact with the liquid alkali metal; and alkali metal thermoelectric converters, which are arranged along the circumferential direction of the radial reflection layer, and divide the inside of the reactor vessel into a high-pressure steam chamber located above the alkali metal thermoelectric converters and a low-pressure steam chamber located below the alkali metal thermoelectric converters. By using the phase-change heat transfer of alkali metal, the circulating power of the liquid alkali metal is provided by using the liquid absorption cores, the structure is simple, the arrangement is flexible, and the power generation efficiency is high.

A reactor cooling and power generation system according to the present invention includes a reactor vessel, a heat exchange section to receive heat generated from a core inside the reactor vessel through a fluid, and a power production section having a thermoelectric element configured to produce electric energy using energy of the fluid whose temperature has increased while receiving the heat of the reactor, wherein the system is configured to allow the fluid that has received the heat from the core to circulate through the power production section, and to operate even during an accident as well as during a normal operation of a nuclear power plant to produce electric power.

Also, the reactor cooling and power generation system according to the present invention may continuously operate during an accident as well as a normal operation so as to cool the reactor and produce emergency power, thereby improving system reliability. In addition, the reactor cooling and power generation system according to the present invention may facilitate application of safety class or seismic design with a small scale facility, thereby improving the reliability owing to the application of the safety class or seismic design.

A reactor cooling and power generation system according to the present invention includes a reactor vessel, a heat exchange section to receive heat generated from a core inside the reactor vessel through a fluid, and a power production section having a thermoelectric element configured to produce electric energy using energy of the fluid whose temperature has increased while receiving the heat of the reactor, wherein the system is configured to allow the fluid that has received the heat from the core to circulate through the power production section, and to operate even during an accident as well as during a normal operation of a nuclear power plant to produce electric power.

Also, the reactor cooling and power generation system according to the present invention may continuously operate during an accident as well as a normal operation so as to cool the reactor and produce emergency power, thereby improving system reliability. In addition, the reactor cooling and power generation system according to the present invention may facilitate application of safety class or seismic design with a small scale facility, thereby improving the reliability owing to the application of the safety class or seismic design.

The invention relates to systems, methods, and devices for imparting energy from dipolar molecules to a circuit in a reactor using electric and magnetic fields. The method as disclosed increases the conductivity of the circuit using dipolar molecules and inducing nuclear fusion to produce heat. The result of the process is to deliver exceptional amounts of controllable energy in an efficient carbon-free manner using an abundant source.

A structured plasma cell includes a first electrode including a first plurality of micro-cavities and a first plasma disposed within one or more micro-cavities of the first plurality of micro-cavities. The structured plasma cell also includes a second electrode including a second plurality of micro-cavities and a second plasma disposed within one or more micro-cavities of the second plurality of micro-cavities. The structured plasma cell also includes an inter-electrode gap disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode.

A structured plasma cell includes a first electrode including a first plurality of micro-cavities and a first plasma disposed within one or more micro-cavities of the first plurality of micro-cavities. The structured plasma cell also includes a second electrode including a second plurality of micro-cavities and a second plasma disposed within one or more micro-cavities of the second plurality of micro-cavities. The structured plasma cell also includes an inter-electrode gap disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode.

A thermoelectric converter including a thermoelectric generator and a radiation source. The thermoelectric generator includes a hot source, a cold source, n-type material, and p-type material. The radiation source emits ionizing radiation that increases electrical conductivity. Also detailed is a method of using radiation to reach high efficiency with a thermoelectric converter that includes providing a thermoelectric generator and a radiation source, with the thermoelectric generator including a hot source, a cold source, n-type material, and p-type material, and emitting ionizing radiation with the radiation source to increase the electrical conductivity which strips electrons in the n-type material, the p-type material, or both the n-type material and p-type material from their nuclei with the electrons then free to move within the material.

Systems, methods, and devices of the various embodiments enable a Nuclear Thermionic Avalanche Cell (NTAC) to capture gamma ray photons emitted during a fission process, such as a fission process of Uranium-235 (U-235), and to breed and use a new gamma ray source to increase an overall emission flux of gamma ray photons. Various embodiments combine a fission process with the production of Co-60, thereby boosting the output flux of gamma ray photons for use by a NTAC in generating power. Various embodiments combine a fission process with the production of Co-60, a NTAC generating avalanche cell power, and a thermoelectric generator generating thermoelectric power.

A stationary control rod that controls overall nuclear reactivity and axial reactivity distribution of a fuel assembly, such that power level and axial power distribution within the fuel assembly is controlled without the need for movable control rods and associated hardware. The device uses magnetic fields to control the concentration and distribution of a magneto-rheological fluid containing a material with a very high neutron capture cross section, contained in one or more enclosed thimbles placed within existing thimbles in a fuel assembly. The magnetic fields are generated from electricity produced from interactions of the radiation particles within the core, or supplied using electrical cables that attach to fuel assembly top nozzles. The electricity drives a device that encloses associated wire coil assemblies that surround different axial regions of a tube that contains the magneto-rheological fluid.