EP2497088A4 - Methods and systems for migrating fuel assemblies in a nuclear fission reactor - Google Patents

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EP2497088A4
EP2497088A4 EP10844847.3A EP10844847A EP2497088A4 EP 2497088 A4 EP2497088 A4 EP 2497088A4 EP 10844847 A EP10844847 A EP 10844847A EP 2497088 A4 EP2497088 A4 EP 2497088A4
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Ehud Greenspan
Roderick A. Hyde
Robert C. Petroski
Joshua Walter
Thomas A. Weaver
Charles Whitmer
Lowell L. Wood, Jr.
George B. Zimmermann
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Priority claimed from US12/657,725 external-priority patent/US9922733B2/en
Priority claimed from US12/657,735 external-priority patent/US9786392B2/en
Priority claimed from US12/657,726 external-priority patent/US9799416B2/en
Application filed by TerraPower LLC filed Critical TerraPower LLC
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C7/00—Control of nuclear reaction
    • G21C7/06—Control of nuclear reaction by application of neutron-absorbing material, i.e. material with absorption cross-section very much in excess of reflection cross-section
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    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C19/00—Arrangements for treating, for handling, or for facilitating the handling of, fuel or other materials which are used within the reactor, e.g. within its pressure vessel
    • G21C19/20—Arrangements for introducing objects into the pressure vessel; Arrangements for handling objects within the pressure vessel; Arrangements for removing objects from the pressure vessel
    • G21C19/205—Interchanging of fuel elements in the core, i.e. fuel shuffling
    • 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 refuelling, 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
    • G21D—NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
    • G21D3/00—Control of nuclear power plant
    • G21D3/001—Computer implemented control
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    • 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
    • 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

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  • Monitoring And Testing Of Nuclear Reactors (AREA)
EP10844847.3A 2009-11-06 2010-11-05 Methods and systems for migrating fuel assemblies in a nuclear fission reactor Ceased EP2497088A4 (en)

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US12/590,448 US10008294B2 (en) 2009-11-06 2009-11-06 Methods and systems for migrating fuel assemblies in a nuclear fission reactor
US12/657,725 US9922733B2 (en) 2009-11-06 2010-01-25 Methods and systems for migrating fuel assemblies in a nuclear fission reactor
US12/657,735 US9786392B2 (en) 2009-11-06 2010-01-25 Methods and systems for migrating fuel assemblies in a nuclear fission reactor
US12/657,726 US9799416B2 (en) 2009-11-06 2010-01-25 Methods and systems for migrating fuel assemblies in a nuclear fission reactor
PCT/US2010/002905 WO2011093841A2 (en) 2009-11-06 2010-11-05 Methods and systems for migrating fuel assemblies in a nuclear fission reactor

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