EP2419906A4 - 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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Publication number
EP2419906A4
EP2419906A4 EP10775181.0A EP10775181A EP2419906A4 EP 2419906 A4 EP2419906 A4 EP 2419906A4 EP 10775181 A EP10775181 A EP 10775181A EP 2419906 A4 EP2419906 A4 EP 2419906A4
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Prior art keywords
nuclear fission
fission reactor
fuel assembly
system configured
wave
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP2419906A2 (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 EP2419906A2 publication Critical patent/EP2419906A2/en
Publication of EP2419906A4 publication Critical patent/EP2419906A4/en
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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

Abstract

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. The fuel assembly comprises an enclosure adapted to enclose a porous nuclear fuel body having the volatile fission product therein. A fluid control subassembly is coupled to the enclosure and adapted to control removal of at least a portion of the volatile fission product from the porous nuclear fuel body. In addition, the fluid control subassembly is capable of circulating a heat removal fluid through the porous nuclear fuel body in order to remove heat generated by the nuclear fuel body.
EP10775181.0A 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 Withdrawn EP2419906A4 (en)

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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/US2010/001157 WO2010132085A2 (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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EP2419906A2 EP2419906A2 (en) 2012-02-22
EP2419906A4 true EP2419906A4 (en) 2013-11-20

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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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