Induced nuclear reactions: processes, systems, and elements inventions 12/06

20060291605 - Nuclear waste disposal through proton decay: Proton decay can be used to process waste produced from nuclear power plants by using the method of proton decay to convert the waste to other elements. Decay is a transformation to a neutron accompanied by a positron and electron neutrino in that the proton is not breaking apart as... Agent: A. Christian Tahan

20060291606 - Micro neutron detectors: Micro neutron detectors include relatively small pockets of gas including a neutron reactive material. During use, under a voltage bias in a neutron environment, neutron interactions in the neutron reactive material are seen to occur. Ultimately, electron-ion pairs form and positive ions drift to a cathode and electrons to the... Agent: King & Schickli, PLLC

20060291607 - Target apparatus: Provided is a target apparatus of high durability so that a thin film is not deformed or damaged under an environment of high temperature and high pressure generated during a nuclear reaction between proton and H218O concentrate, and a productivity of 18F can be increased. The target apparatus includes a... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20060291608 - Fuel channel characterization method and device: An apparatus to measure external dimensions of a fuel channel of a boiling water reactor, having a rigid frame which has a lower seat to accept a nozzle of a nuclear fuel assembly, the rigid frame extending an entire length of the nuclear fuel assembly, an inspection arrangement including ultrasonic... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20060291609 - Apparatuses and methods for mechanical shielding and cooling: A transport or storage cask comprises a cask body, a modular thermal conducting and shielding system and a mechanical attachment. The modular thermal conducting and shielding system includes a modular fin and a modular neutron shield. The mechanical attachment retains the modular thermal conducting and shielding system to the cask... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20060285622 - Method and apparatus for backscatter neutron non-destructive examination: The present invention processes a non-destructive examination on a spent-fuel storage rack by neutron rays to identify the existence and the depletion of a boron plate in the rack as utilizing an examination apparatus coordinated with a nuclear module system and a speed-controllable crane.... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC Suite 1404

20060285621 - Method and device for initiating a fusion reaction through isomer potentiated nuclear decay: A method and device for initiating a fusion reaction through isomer potentiated nuclear decay, wherein a fissionable casing is initially provided. A high-energy density material is located in the casing, and a radiation source is provided for irradiating the high-energy density material to cause the high-energy density material to decay... Agent: Stites & Harbison PLLC

20060285623 - Methods and apparatus for producing 15o-carbon monoxide and 15o-carbon dioxide: m

20060285624 - Solid target system for the handling of a cu-64 target: The present invention provides a system and method for a system for accommodating a solid target in an accelerator. The system and method includes a target changer having at least one port for accommodating the solid target, an insert for receiving the solid target in the target changer, a piston... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20060285625 - Method and device for facilitating a uniform loading condition for a plurality of support members supporting a steam dryer in a nuclear reactor: In a method and device for facilitating a uniform loading condition for a plurality of support members supporting a steam dryer in a nuclear reactor, the device may include at least one or more actuators. Each actuator may be provided between a corresponding support member and a lower bearing surface... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20060285626 - Nuclear fuel rod loading method and apparatus: A method to load a nuclear fuel rod, comprising, providing nuclear fuel pellets in a bottomless tray; transferring the nuclear fuel pellets from the bottomless tray to a fuel pellet column through the use of a belt, indexing the nuclear fuel pellets in the fuel pellet column to a nuclear... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20060285627 - Use of boron or enriched boron 10 in uo2: The present invention provides a nuclear fuel assembly, where a boron-containing compound is used as a burnable poison and is distributed in a majority of the rods in the assembly. The assembly comprises a plurality of fuel rods, each fuel rod containing a plurality of nuclear fuel pellets, wherein at... Agent: Joseph C. Spadacene Westinghouse Electric Company LLC

20060285628 - Fuel assembly for a pressurized-water nuclear reactor, and a core of a pressurized-water nuclear reactor which is composed of fuel assemblies of this type: A fuel assembly for a pressurized-water nuclear reactor contains a plurality of grid-shaped, square spacers spaced apart from one another. Each of the grid-shaped, square spacers has four edge webs. At least one of the spacers has at least two differently configured edge webs for generating a force which acts... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20060285629 - Fuel assembly for a pressurized water nuclear reactor: A fuel assembly for a compressed water nuclear reactor contains a plurality of fuel rods that are guided into a plurality of axially interspaced spacers respectively forming a quadratic grid formed of connecting elements and containing a plurality of holes that are disposed in rows and columns. A control rod... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP