Induced nuclear reactions: processes, systems, and elements inventions 09/07

20070223641 - Plasma reactor: A plasma reactor including a plasma generating electrode which includes a plurality of unit electrodes hierarchically layered at specific intervals, a casing in which the plasma generating electrode is disposed, and a power supply which applies a voltage to the unit electrodes, generating plasma in a space formed between the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070223642 - Monitoring method and monitoring program for boiling water reactor, and acoustic damping method for boiling water reactor: A boiling water reactor includes a reactor pressure vessel; a steam pipe for transporting steam generated in the reactor pressure vessel out from a steam dome positioned at an upper part of the reactor pressure vessel; a high pressure turbine connected to the steam pipe and driven by the steam;... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070223643 - Nondestructive inspection apparatus: A main body 19 of a nondestructive inspection apparatus is positioned on a spray line header 13 connected to a thermal sleeve 16 within a cooling water inlet nozzle 12, and fixed to a core spray line 14 by vertically clamping the core spray line 14 with fixing units 21a,... Agent: Muramatsu & Associates

20070223644 - Method for analyzing fuel displacement accident of boiling water reactor: Usually an analysis of fuel displacement accident is required before operating a reactor. In the present invention, fuel displacement accident is analyzed by linearly combining calculation results of single displacement layouts and a calculation result of a default placement layout. In this way, a number of displacement combinations to be... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070223645 - Bonding radioactive iodine in a nuclear reactor: The invention relates to a method for counteracting the escape of radioactive iodine from a cooling system of a water-cooled nuclear reactor, a reducing agent being introduced into the cooling system of the reactor during a shutdown of the reactor and/or during a subsequent after-cooling operation.... Agent: Walter A. Hackler Patent Law Office

20070223646 - Bi-alloy spacer grid and associated methods: A bi-alloy spacer grid (BASG) is provided with grid straps and springs made using different zirconium alloys. The grid straps are made from a relatively low growth zirconium alloy, and the springs are made from a relatively high growth zirconium alloy. The springs are coupled to the grid straps by... Agent: Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC

20070217561 - Recirculating target and method for producing radionuclide: An apparatus for producing a radionuclide includes a target chamber, a particle beam source operatively aligned with the target chamber, and a regenerative turbine pump for circulating a target fluid through the target chamber via first and second liquid transports. During bombardment of the target liquid in the target chamber... Agent: The Eclipse Group

20070211841 - Sonofusion device and method of operating the same: A sonofusion device is disclosed. The device has a reactor vessel for containing a cavitating liquid and for defining an axial wave path. A fusionable material located along said axial wave path, and a plurality of vibration elements are positioned along said axial wave path. Each of the vibration elements... Agent: Vidas, Arrett & Steinkraus, P.A.

20070211842 - Non-destructive testing method and apparatus: Non-destructive testing apparatus may comprise a photon source and a source material that emits positrons in response to bombardment of the source material with photons. The source material is positionable adjacent the photon source and a specimen so that when the source material is positioned adjacent the photon source it... Agent: Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC

20070211843 - Spacer grid with mixing vanes and nuclear fuel assembly employing the same: A spacer grid having tunable mixing vanes for optimizing coolant flow is provided for a nuclear fuel assembly. The mixing vanes include an upper piece and a lower piece, which are coupled to a middle ligament that is coupled to the top or downstream portion of one or more of... Agent: Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC

20070206715 - Energy generation apparatus and method: A practical technique for inducing and controlling the fusion of nuclei within a solid lattice. A reactor includes a loading source to provide the light nuclei which are to be fused, a lattice which can absorb the light nuclei, a source of phonon energy, and a control mechanism to start... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070206714 - Propulsion motor: A propulsion motor is provided to motor and processes, which combined are the nanostructured materials in all motor structures (17, 17A, 18), applied to the reaction room (16), applied to exhaust vessel (13, 14, 15) and in their details, parts of trigger system (1), applied to reaction vessel (2), all... Agent: Traskbritt

20070206716 - Plasma containment method: A method for plasma containment comprises varying the system energy subject to Maxwell's equations, momentum moment equations, and adiabatic equations of state, without imposing a quasi-neutrality condition. In one embodiment, electrons are confined by magnetic forces and ions by internal, electrostatic forces that arise due to charge separation of the... Agent: Kunzler & Mckenzie

20070206717 - Multiple and variably-spaced intermediate flow mixing vane grids for fuel assembly: A fuel assembly for a pressurized water reactor that includes a bottom nozzle, a plurality of elongated guide thimbles projecting upwardly from the bottom nozzle, an array of fuel rods, a plurality of support grids axially spaced along the guide thimbles, and at least two Intermediate Flow Mixing grids, which... Agent: Joseph C. Spadacene Westinghouse Electric Company LLC