EP2419904A4 - A nuclear fission reactor fuel assembly and system configured for controlled removal of a volatile fission product and heat released by a burn wave in a traveling wave nuclear fission reactor and method for same - Google Patents

A nuclear fission reactor fuel assembly and system configured for controlled removal of a volatile fission product and heat released by a burn wave in a traveling wave nuclear fission reactor and method for same

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EP2419904A4
EP2419904A4 EP10772359.5A EP10772359A EP2419904A4 EP 2419904 A4 EP2419904 A4 EP 2419904A4 EP 10772359 A EP10772359 A EP 10772359A EP 2419904 A4 EP2419904 A4 EP 2419904A4
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Prior art keywords
nuclear fission
fission reactor
system configured
fuel assembly
wave
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP2419904A2 (en
Inventor
Charles E Ahlfeld
John Rogers Gilleland
Roderick A Hyde
Muriel Y Ishikawa
David G Mcalees
Nathan P Myhrvold
Clarence T Tegreene
Thomas Allan Weaver
Charles Whitmer
Victoria Y H Wood
Jr Lowell L Wood
George B Zimmerman
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TerraPower LLC
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Searete LLC
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Priority claimed from US12/386,524 external-priority patent/US9443623B2/en
Priority claimed from US12/459,857 external-priority patent/US9159461B2/en
Priority claimed from US12/459,856 external-priority patent/US9659673B2/en
Priority claimed from US12/459,855 external-priority patent/US9704604B2/en
Application filed by Searete LLC filed Critical Searete LLC
Publication of EP2419904A2 publication Critical patent/EP2419904A2/en
Publication of EP2419904A4 publication Critical patent/EP2419904A4/en
Ceased legal-status Critical Current

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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C3/00—Reactor fuel elements and their assemblies; Selection of substances for use as reactor fuel elements
    • G21C3/02—Fuel elements
    • G21C3/04—Constructional details
    • G21C3/044—Fuel elements with porous or capillary structure
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C3/00—Reactor fuel elements and their assemblies; Selection of substances for use as reactor fuel elements
    • G21C3/02—Fuel elements
    • G21C3/22—Fuel elements with fissile or breeder material in contact with coolant
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C1/00—Reactor types
    • G21C1/02—Fast fission reactors, i.e. reactors not using a moderator ; Metal cooled reactors; Fast breeders
    • G21C1/022—Fast fission reactors, i.e. reactors not using a moderator ; Metal cooled reactors; Fast breeders characterised by the design or properties of the core
    • G21C1/026—Reactors not needing refueling, i.e. reactors of the type breed-and-burn, e.g. travelling or deflagration wave reactors or seed-blanket reactors
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C21/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted to the manufacture of reactors or parts thereof
    • G21C21/02—Manufacture of fuel elements or breeder elements contained in non-active casings
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C3/00—Reactor fuel elements and their assemblies; Selection of substances for use as reactor fuel elements
    • G21C3/02—Fuel elements
    • G21C3/04—Constructional details
    • G21C3/041—Means for removal of gases from fuel elements
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C3/00—Reactor fuel elements and their assemblies; Selection of substances for use as reactor fuel elements
    • G21C3/30—Assemblies of a number of fuel elements in the form of a rigid unit
    • G21C3/32—Bundles of parallel pin-, rod-, or tube-shaped fuel elements
    • G21C3/3213—Means for the storage or removal of fission gases
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C7/00—Control of nuclear reaction
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E30/00—Energy generation of nuclear origin
    • Y02E30/30—Nuclear fission reactors
EP10772359.5A 2009-04-16 2010-04-16 A nuclear fission reactor fuel assembly and system configured for controlled removal of a volatile fission product and heat released by a burn wave in a traveling wave nuclear fission reactor and method for same Ceased EP2419904A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US12/386,524 US9443623B2 (en) 2009-04-16 2009-04-16 Nuclear fission reactor fuel assembly and system configured for controlled removal of a volatile fission product and heat released by a burn wave in a traveling wave nuclear fission reactor and method for same
US12/459,857 US9159461B2 (en) 2009-04-16 2009-07-07 Nuclear fission reactor fuel assembly and system configured for controlled removal of a volatile fission product
US12/459,856 US9659673B2 (en) 2009-04-16 2009-07-07 Nuclear fission reactor fuel assembly and system configured for controlled removal of a volatile fission product and heat released by a burn wave in a traveling wave nuclear fission reactor and method for same
US12/459,855 US9704604B2 (en) 2009-04-16 2009-07-07 Nuclear fission reactor fuel assembly and system configured for controlled removal of a volatile fission product and heat released by a burn wave in a traveling wave nuclear fission reactor and method for same
PCT/US2010/001127 WO2010129012A2 (en) 2009-04-16 2010-04-16 A nuclear fission reactor fuel assembly and system configured for controlled removal of a volatile fission product and heat released by a burn wave in a traveling wave nuclear fission reactor and method for same

Publications (2)

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EP2419904A2 EP2419904A2 (en) 2012-02-22
EP2419904A4 true EP2419904A4 (en) 2013-11-13

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EP10772356A Withdrawn EP2419903A2 (en) 2009-04-16 2010-04-16 A nuclear fission reactor fuel assembly and system configured for controlled removal of a volatile fission product and heat released by a burn wave in a traveling wave nuclear fission reactor and method for same
EP10775181.0A Withdrawn EP2419906A4 (en) 2009-04-16 2010-04-16 A nuclear fission reactor fuel assembly and system configured for controlled removal of a volatile fission product and heat released by a burn wave in a traveling wave nuclear fission reactor and method for same
EP10772357.9A Withdrawn EP2419905A4 (en) 2009-04-16 2010-04-16 Controlled removal of a volatile fission product and heat released by a burn wave
EP10772359.5A Ceased EP2419904A4 (en) 2009-04-16 2010-04-16 A nuclear fission reactor fuel assembly and system configured for controlled removal of a volatile fission product and heat released by a burn wave in a traveling wave nuclear fission reactor and method for same

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EP10775181.0A Withdrawn EP2419906A4 (en) 2009-04-16 2010-04-16 A nuclear fission reactor fuel assembly and system configured for controlled removal of a volatile fission product and heat released by a burn wave in a traveling wave nuclear fission reactor and method for same
EP10772357.9A Withdrawn EP2419905A4 (en) 2009-04-16 2010-04-16 Controlled removal of a volatile fission product and heat released by a burn wave

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EP (4) EP2419903A2 (en)
JP (4) JP2012524264A (en)
KR (4) KR20110138285A (en)
CN (3) CN102460592B (en)
RU (4) RU2536181C2 (en)
WO (4) WO2010129012A2 (en)

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