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WO2012060881A3 - Standing wave nuclear fission reactor and methods - Google Patents

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WO2012060881A3
WO2012060881A3 PCT/US2011/001857 US2011001857W WO2012060881A3 WO 2012060881 A3 WO2012060881 A3 WO 2012060881A3 US 2011001857 W US2011001857 W US 2011001857W WO 2012060881 A3 WO2012060881 A3 WO 2012060881A3
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nuclear fission
methods
fission reactor
standing wave
wave nuclear
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Charles E. Ahlfeld
Thomas M. Burke
Tyler S. Ellis
John Rogers Gilleland
Jonatan Hejzlar
Pavel Hejzlar
Roderick A. Hyde
David G. Mcalees
Jon David Mcwhirter
Ashok Odedra
Robert C. Petroski
Nicholas W. Touran
Joshua C. Walter
Kevan D. Weaver
Thomas Allan Weaver
Charles Whitmer
Lowell L. Wood Jr.
George B. Zimmerman
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Searete Llc
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Publication of WO2012060881A3 publication Critical patent/WO2012060881A3/en

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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C7/00—Control of nuclear reaction
    • G21C7/30—Control of nuclear reaction by displacement of the reactor fuel or fuel elements
    • 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
    • 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
    • G21C5/00—Moderator or core structure; Selection of materials for use as moderator
    • G21C5/02—Details
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C15/00—Cooling arrangements within the pressure vessel containing the core; Selection of specific coolants
    • G21C15/02—Arrangements or disposition of passages in which heat is transferred to the coolant; Coolant flow control devices
    • G21C15/04—Arrangements or disposition of passages in which heat is transferred to the coolant; Coolant flow control devices from fissile or breeder material
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C5/00—Moderator or core structure; Selection of materials for use as moderator
    • G21C5/18—Moderator or core structure; Selection of materials for use as moderator characterised by the provision of more than one active zone
    • 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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  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Monitoring And Testing Of Nuclear Reactors (AREA)

Abstract

Disclosed embodiments include nuclear fission reactor cores, nuclear fission reactors, methods of operating a nuclear fission reactor, and methods of managing excess reactivity in a nuclear fission reactor.
PCT/US2011/001857 2010-11-02 2011-11-02 Standing wave nuclear fission reactor and methods WO2012060881A2 (en)

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US12/925,985 2010-11-02
USPCT/US2010/002892 2010-11-02
US12/925,985 US9236150B2 (en) 2009-11-02 2010-11-02 Standing wave nuclear fission reactor and methods
PCT/US2010/002892 WO2011093839A2 (en) 2009-11-02 2010-11-02 Standing wave nuclear fission reactor and methods
US12/930,258 US9401228B2 (en) 2009-11-02 2010-12-30 Standing wave nuclear fission reactor and methods
US12/930,258 2010-12-30
US12/930,259 2010-12-30
US12/930,176 US20110164714A1 (en) 2009-11-02 2010-12-30 Standing wave nuclear fission reactor and methods
US12/930,259 US9653187B2 (en) 2009-11-02 2010-12-30 Standing wave nuclear fission reactor and methods
US12/930,176 2010-12-30

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