Induced nuclear reactions: processes, systems, and elements inventions 12/07

20070297554 - Method and system for production of radioisotopes, and radioisotopes produced thereby: A system and method for the production of radioisotopes by the transmutation of target isotopic material bombarded by a continuous wave particle beam. An ion source generates a continuous wave ion beam, irradiating an isotope target, which is cooled by transferring heat away from the target at heat fluxes of... Agent: Nath & Associates

20070297555 - Reactor tray vertical geometry with vitrified waste control: A nuclear-powered plant for systems of up to about 100 MWs with a confinement section where the reaction takes place in a core having a reactive thorium/uranium-233 composition, and where an external neutron source is used as a modulated neutron multiplier for the reactor core output. The core is housed... Agent: Harris Zimmerman Law Offices Of Harris Zimmerman

20070297556 - Full function precision welding system: A welding system for performing a welding process on a pipe in a confined space includes a motor housing, a weld head assembly and an insertion tube that extends between the motor housing and the weld head assembly with the weld head assembly remote from the motor housing. The motor... Agent: Adams Evans P.A.

20070297557 - Plant information processing system and plant information processing method: A storage section stores a history of a workflow for a plant in a specific status. A status detection section detects the status of the plant. A search section searches the history of the workflow for the plant that is stored in the storage section when the specific status is... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20070291893 - Nuclear fuel spacer assembly with debris guide: In a fuel assembly for a nuclear reactor, a plurality of nuclear fuel rods and at least one fuel rod spacer assembly supporting the fuel rods in an organized array. The fuel rod spacer assembly includes a guide at a leading edge of the fuel rod spacer assembly. The guide... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070286324 - Direct generation of electrical and electromagnetic energy from materials containing deuterium: A method and apparatus employ stimulating a material to cause reactions in the material, wherein the material comprises deuterium, and wherein the reactions generate vibrational motion of the material, coupling the vibrational motion to a transducer that generates energy from the vibrational motion of the material, and directing the energy... Agent: Jones Day

20070286325 - Control rod for a nuclear plant: The present invention relates to a control rod for a nuclear plant. The control rod is arranged to be provided in a fuel assembly of the nuclear plant and to be in contact with cooling water. The control rod comprises at least an inner space which is adapted to receive... Agent: Michaud-duffy Group LLP

20070286326 - Nuclear fuel assembly control rod drive thimble to bottom nozzle connector: A secure connection between the bottom nozzle of a nuclear fuel assembly and the control rod guide thimbles having two or four crimped pockets in the side wall of a bottom nozzle leg counterbore which are formed by drilling two or four blind holes through the top surface of the... Agent: Joseph C. Spadacene Westinghouse Electric Company LLC

20070280398 - Modified electrodes for low energy nuclear reaction power generators: A low energy nuclear reaction power generator in which hydrogenous atoms are driven to increase atom-packing in a lattice and to increase the flux of hydrogenous atoms. An electrolytic cell is provided containing an anode-cathode electrode pair and an electrically-conductive electrolyte. Modifying substances, such as diamond, diamond-like, boron, beryllium, and/or... Agent: Attn: John R. Wahl Grenberg Traurig, LLP

20070280399 - Thermal load reducing system for nuclear reactor vessel: In a reactor vessel thermal load reducing system near the surface level of a coolant, the present invention is characterized in that a heat conductive member is installed not contacting the reactor vessel (1) wall in an area above and below the coolant liquid surface, and the heat conducting member... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070280400 - Hybrid integrated energy production process: Disclosed is an advanced process that relates to the enhanced production of energy using the integration of multiple thermal cycles (Brayton and Rankine) that employ multiple fuels, multiple working fluids, turbines and equipment. The method includes providing a nuclear reactor, reactor working fluid, heat exchangers, compressors, and multiple turbines to... Agent: Chase Law Firm L.c

20070280401 - Method for analysis of pellet-cladding interaction: A method is provided for evaluating pellet-cladding interaction (PCI) in a nuclear core having a reactor protection system and a plurality of elongated fuel rods each having fuel surrounded by cladding with a gap therebetween. The method includes: selecting a number of core parameters to be analyzed; evaluating the selected... Agent: Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC