Nuclear reactor coolant
Coolant used to reduce heat in a nuclear reactor / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A nuclear reactor coolant is a coolant in a nuclear reactor used to remove heat from the nuclear reactor core and transfer it to electrical generators and the environment. Frequently, a chain of two coolant loops are used because the primary coolant loop takes on short-term radioactivity from the reactor.
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Coolant | Melting point | Boiling point |
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Heavy water at 154 bar | 345 °C | |
NaK eutectic | -11 °C | 785 °C |
Sodium | 97.72 °C | 883 °C |
FLiNaK | 454 °C | 1570 °C |
FLiBe | 459 °C | 1430 °C |
Lead | 327.46 °C | 1749 °C |
Lead-bismuth eutectic | 123.5 °C | 1670 °C |
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