Patent ID: 11875906
Assignee: TERRESTRIAL ENERGY, INC.
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  Y | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A nuclear power plant comprising:
a molten salt reactor (MSR) to produce heat, the MSR comprising a vessel;
a heat exchanger system;
radioactivity detectors positioned outside the vessel;
shutoff mechanisms positioned outside the vessel; and
an end-use system,
the MSR comprising a graphite moderator core positioned in the vessel, and a molten salt circulating at least in the vessel, the molten salt to transfer the heat produced by the MSR to the heat exchanger system, the graphite moderator core defining one or more than one through hole,
the heat exchanger system to receive the heat produced by the MSR and to provide the received heat to the end use system,
the heat exchanger system comprising a plurality of heat exchangers in fluid communication with the one or more than one through hole of the graphite moderator core,
each heat exchanger having associated thereto a respective radioactivity detector, each radioactivity detector arranged to detect radioactivity present in a coolant salt circulating in the respective heat exchanger,
each shutoff mechanism arranged to shut off circulation of the coolant salt circulating in the respective heat exchanger when radioactivity beyond a threshold amount is detected, by the respective radioactivity detector, in the respective heat exchanger.