Patent ID: 9240252
Filing Date: 2016-01-19
CPC Classification: G21C,G21D,Y02E

Claim Text:
1. An assembly for injecting water containing a neutron-absorbing element in order to cool a nuclear reactor core of a nuclear reactor in a crisis situation, the assembly comprising: a mobile structure, the mobile structure being configured to be transported to the nuclear reactor during the crisis situation, the mobile structure including a main pipe, the main pipe including a first end connectable to a water supply, the main pipe including a second end connectable to a circuit connected to a primary circuit of the nuclear reactor, the main pipe including, between the first and second ends, each of a pump, an injector and a first mixer; the pump being configured to cause water received from the water supply to flow in the main pipe, the injector being configured to continuously inject a neutron-absorbing element in powder form into the water in the main pipe, the first mixer being configured to mix and dissolve the injected powder in the water, the mobile structure including a controller, the controller being configured to control a flow rate of the water in the main pipe and an injection rate of the powder into the water by the injector.