WO2002043076A3 - Fission-voltaic reactor - Google Patents

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WO2002043076A3
WO2002043076A3 PCT/US2001/044666 US0144666W WO0243076A3 WO 2002043076 A3 WO2002043076 A3 WO 2002043076A3 US 0144666 W US0144666 W US 0144666W WO 0243076 A3 WO0243076 A3 WO 0243076A3
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core
semiconductor device
fission
reactor
nuclear fuel
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James D Cramer
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Nuclear Energy R & D Partnersh
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Priority to AU2002217933A priority patent/AU2002217933A1/en
Priority to CA002431372A priority patent/CA2431372A1/en
Publication of WO2002043076A2 publication Critical patent/WO2002043076A2/en
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21D—NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
    • G21D7/00—Arrangements for direct production of electric energy from fusion or fission reactions
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21H—OBTAINING ENERGY FROM RADIOACTIVE SOURCES; APPLICATIONS OF RADIATION FROM RADIOACTIVE SOURCES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; UTILISING COSMIC RADIATION
    • G21H1/00—Arrangements for obtaining electrical energy from radioactive sources, e.g. from radioactive isotopes, nuclear or atomic batteries
    • G21H1/06—Cells wherein radiation is applied to the junction of different semiconductor materials
    • 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
    • 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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  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Measurement Of Radiation (AREA)
  • Monitoring And Testing Of Nuclear Reactors (AREA)

Abstract

A nuclear reactor including a core having nuclear fuel material, moderator material and a semiconductor device, the core being subcritical (see Fig.5). The reactor also includes a fission-inducing source which is movable from a first position outside the core to a second position inside the core, whereby the core becomes subcritical. The reactor also includes a neutron reflector which surrounds the core and includes an opening to permit insertion and removal of the fission-inducing source. Preferably, the core consists of concentric cylinders of the semiconductor device, the nuclear fuel material, and the semiconductor device, whereby the nuclear fuel material is sandwiched between layers of the semiconductor device. The semiconductor device is selected from a group including p-n junction diodes and Schottky barier diodes.
PCT/US2001/044666 2000-11-20 2001-11-19 Fission-voltaic reactor WO2002043076A2 (en)

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EP01997817A EP1350255A4 (en) 2000-11-20 2001-11-19 Fission-voltaic reactor
AU2002217933A AU2002217933A1 (en) 2000-11-20 2001-11-19 Fission-voltaic reactor
CA002431372A CA2431372A1 (en) 2000-11-20 2001-11-19 Fission-voltaic reactor

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US09/716,388 2000-11-20

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US3291694A (en) * 1957-04-24 1966-12-13 Dow Chemical Co Neutron amplifier
US3197375A (en) * 1958-10-28 1965-07-27 Dow Chemical Co Nuclear power reactor
US4415526A (en) * 1977-05-31 1983-11-15 Metco Properties Metal phthalocyanine on a substrate
DE3047098A1 (en) * 1980-12-13 1982-07-22 Hochtemperatur-Reaktorbau GmbH, 5000 Köln Remote handling device for neutron start-up source - in high temp. reactor has winch housed in shielded zone of stand-pipe
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