Induced nuclear reactions: processes, systems, and elements inventions 11/07

20070274426 - Nuclear material detection method: A method for detecting photonuclear-induced delayed neutrons emitted from a material by exciting the material with high-energy photon stimulation to generate neutrons emissions, detecting said neutrons, generating electric pulse signals representative of detected neutrons, amplifying and shaping said electric pulse signals with an amplifier, low-pass filter and high-pass filter, and... Agent: Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC

20070274427 - Load compensating device, especially for lifting appliance: A load compensating device, especially one for lifting appliances, includes a detector for detecting an overload or an underload and designed to cause actuation of the compensating device. The device comprises an actuator attached to one of ends of a Grope or ropes+that support the load (11) eapableofor producing positive... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC

20070274428 - Natural circulation type boiling water reactor: The natural circulation type boiling water reactor comprises a core in which a plurality of fuel assemblies are loaded, and a chimney which is disposed above the core and has a path partition which forms a plurality of vertical lattice paths. A uniform pressure space is formed between the core... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070274429 - Pressuriser for a pressurised water nuclear power station: e

20070274430 - Device and method for conditioning nuclear fuel assemblies with double confinement barrier: The device (10) includes a metallic inner leak tight conditioning receptacle (20) and a metallic outer leak tight receptacle (30). When the inner receptacle (20) is located in the outer receptacle (30), a passage (15, 25) remains free between the two receptacles, from the open end to the bottom of... Agent: Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP

20070274431 - Fuel element for a boiling water reactor: A fuel assembly for a boiling-water reactor has a water channel and a fuel assembly base, made from a sieve plate and a frame section enclosing the same. The water channel supports a plug with a bore running therethrough, at the lower end thereof, to which the fuel assembly base... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20070268992 - Method and system for providing packet data services: In one embodiment, communication from a user device is recognized as a service request, and in response, a surrogate home system is invoked without accessing a home system for the user device. The surrogate home system is configured to handle connecting the user device with a provider of the service... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070263758 - Deuteride/hydride catalyzed condensation energy production: A process is disclosed for the generation of energy achieved when an ionic hydride or deuteride is heated with certain elements capable of forming a covalent hydride or deuteride respectively.... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20070263759 - Plasma antenna generator and method of using same: A plasma antenna generator includes a ceramic portion including an ionizable material, an explosive charge adapted to project at least part of the ceramic portion upon detonation at a velocity sufficient to ionize the ionizable material, and a detonator coupled with the explosive charge. A plasma antenna generator includes a... Agent: Law Offices Of James E. Walton, PLLC

20070263760 - Installation for welding frameworks of nuclear fuel assemblies, programming method, corresponding methods for framework welding and assembling: The installation provided includes at least one structure for receiving and holding guide tubes and structural elements; a carriage movable parallel to the guide tubes; at least one welding tool; and displacement means for moving the welding tool, the displacement means connecting the pincer to the carriage and presenting at... Agent: Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC

20070263761 - Method for protecting components of a primary system of a boiling water reactor in particular from stress corrosion cracking: A method for protecting the components of the primary system of a boiling water reactor, especially against stress cracking corrosion, includes feeding a reducing agent into the primary coolant in order to reduce the number of substances having a oxidizing effect or in order to modify the electrochemical potential of... Agent: Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC

20070263762 - Nuclear fuel: This invention relates to a method of preparing a nuclear fuel including the steps of depositing silicon carbide on a nuclear fuel surface and at least partly reducing the silicon carbide to diamond. The invention extends to a nuclear fuel element (10) and to a nuclear fuel particle (30).... Agent: G Scott Dorland Morriss O'bryant Compagni

20070258556 - Annular nuclear fuel rod controllable in heat fluxes of inner and outer tubes: The invention relates to an annular nuclear fuel rod. The annular fuel rod includes an outer tube; an inner tube having a diameter smaller than that of the outer tube, and arranged coaxially with the outer tube; a plurality of inner annular pellets loaded between the outer and inner tubes,... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070253519 - Method and device for checking a welding seam present at one of the interior surfaces of a reactor pressure vessel: In a method and a device for testing a weld seam (8), located on the inner surface of a reactor pressure vessel (2), by which the outer circumference of an instrumentation nozzle (4) leading into the interior of this reactor pressure vessel (2) is welded onto the reactor pressure vessel... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20070253518 - Working device and working method: A working apparatus has: a working equipment for doing works on a structure; a folding/unfolding mechanism for conveying the working equipment to the working position in a folded state; a conveyance mechanism (such as a horizontal thruster) for conveying the working equipment and the folding/unfolding mechanism to the working position;... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070253520 - Stable and passive decay heat removal system for liquid metal reactor: A decay heat removal system for a liquid metal reactor, in which a decay heat exchanger (DHX) is installed concentrically with an intermediate heat-exchanger (IHX) in the same cylinder which separates the DHX and IHX from the reactor pool fluid, and serves to remove the reactor core decay heat. The... Agent: Kent E. Baldauf

20070253521 - Nuclear reactor: This invention provides a support for supporting a reflector for a high temperature gas cooled nuclear reactor. The support includes a plurality of straps which extend around the reflector. Each strap includes interconnected segments. The segments are formed of metal and the segments are formed of fibre reinforced ceramic so... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20070253522 - Single plaiting nuclear fuel and method for the production thereof: The invention relates to a high-density fissile material nuclear fuel in the form of an assembly (1) of elementary wires, most of which are constituted by fissile material, wherein said wires are assembled by stranding, braiding or weaving and said assembly is contained in a stainless ductile casing (2), which... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.