Patent ID: 6674830
Filing Date: 2004-01-06
Classification: F02C,F05D,G21D,Y02E,Y10S

Abstract:
A nuclear reactor plant, comprising;a nuclear reactor adapted to heat a coolant in a super critical state, wherein said coolant is carbon dioxide; a turbine adapted to be driven by the coolant heated by the nuclear reactor, wherein said coolant is discharged from said turbine in a gaseous state; means for compressing the coolant discharged from said turbine into the super critical state, wherein the coolant in the super critical state is provided to said nuclear reactor, and wherein said means for compressing the coolant discharged from said turbine divides the coolant in the gaseous state into a first predetermined amount of the coolant which is liquefied into a liquid state and then compressed into the super critical state from the liquid state, and a second predetermined amount of the gaseous coolant which is compressed into the super critical state from the gaseous state.