EP2419905A4 - Controlled removal of a volatile fission product and heat released by a burn wave - Google Patents

Controlled removal of a volatile fission product and heat released by a burn wave

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Publication number
EP2419905A4
EP2419905A4 EP10772357.9A EP10772357A EP2419905A4 EP 2419905 A4 EP2419905 A4 EP 2419905A4 EP 10772357 A EP10772357 A EP 10772357A EP 2419905 A4 EP2419905 A4 EP 2419905A4
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Prior art keywords
heat released
fission product
volatile fission
controlled removal
burn wave
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Application number
EP10772357.9A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP2419905A1 (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
Lowell L Wood Jr
George B Zimmerman
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Searete LLC
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Searete LLC
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Publication date
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 EP2419905A1 publication Critical patent/EP2419905A1/en
Publication of EP2419905A4 publication Critical patent/EP2419905A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current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
EP10772357.9A 2009-04-16 2010-04-16 Controlled removal of a volatile fission product and heat released by a burn wave Withdrawn EP2419905A4 (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/US2010/001123 WO2010129010A1 (en) 2009-04-16 2010-04-16 Controlled removal of a volatile fission product and heat released by a burn wave

Publications (2)

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EP2419905A1 EP2419905A1 (en) 2012-02-22
EP2419905A4 true EP2419905A4 (en) 2013-10-30

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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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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

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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

Country Status (6)

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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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EP2419904A4 (en) 2013-11-13
WO2010132085A3 (en) 2011-02-24
WO2010129010A1 (en) 2010-11-11
JP2012524263A (en) 2012-10-11
RU2011143969A (en) 2013-05-27
EP2419903A2 (en) 2012-02-22
RU2011143978A (en) 2013-05-27
CN102460593A (en) 2012-05-16
WO2010132085A2 (en) 2010-11-18
EP2419905A1 (en) 2012-02-22
RU2537853C2 (en) 2015-01-10
CN102460592B (en) 2015-05-06
EP2419904A2 (en) 2012-02-22
RU2537505C2 (en) 2015-01-10
RU2536181C2 (en) 2014-12-20
CN102460589A (en) 2012-05-16
KR101700464B1 (en) 2017-01-26
CN102460590B (en) 2016-01-13
EP2419906A4 (en) 2013-11-20
WO2010129012A3 (en) 2010-12-29
EP2419906A2 (en) 2012-02-22
CN102460593B (en) 2016-08-24
KR101856234B1 (en) 2018-05-09
WO2010129009A2 (en) 2010-11-11
KR20110138285A (en) 2011-12-26
KR20120018768A (en) 2012-03-05
WO2010129009A3 (en) 2011-01-27
WO2010129012A2 (en) 2010-11-11
RU2011143970A (en) 2013-05-27
JP2012524265A (en) 2012-10-11
JP2012524266A (en) 2012-10-11
CN102460590A (en) 2012-05-16
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