Induced nuclear reactions: processes, systems, and elements inventions 08/08

20080205572 - Apparatus and process for generating nuclear heat: A deuterium-fueled heat source that utilizes solid state electrolysis device(s) that deposit D atoms onto, and remove D atoms from, a metal reactor plate containing deuterium diffusion-impeding inclusions.... Agent: Melvin L. Crane

20080205573 - Cellular, electron cooled storage ring system and method for fusion power generation: A cellular electron cooled storage ring system and method for achieving particle-fusion based energy, including a vacuum chamber to allow electron beam and ion beam merging and separation, cathodes to generate the electron beams, collectors to collect the electron beams, and magnetic field generation devices to guide the electrons and... Agent: Wilson Daniel Swayze, Jr.

20080205574 - Control rod for nuclear reactor and method of manufacturing control rod: A control rod for nuclear reactors includes four wings including neutron absorbers containing hafnium, a front end structural member which has a cross shape in cross section and includes brackets bonded to the leading ends of the wings, and a terminal end structural member which has a cross shape in... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080205575 - Method of inspecting or utilizing tools in a nuclear reactor environment: A method of inspecting or utilizing tools in the underwater environment of a nuclear reactor vessel, a spent fuel pool or equipment pit includes floating a platform for transporting inspection devices and/or tools over an underwater target site and deploying the devices or tools to the underwater target site. The... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, Pc

20080205576 - Light water reactor, core of light water reactor and fuel assembly: m

20080205577 - Systems for aligning and handling fuel rods within a nuclear fuel bundle: In a spent fuel pool of a nuclear power plant, there is provided a system for aligning a nuclear fuel bundle and handling selected fuel rods within the fuel bundle. The bundle includes water rods, full-length and part-length fuel rods extending through a plurality of fuel spacers provided between top... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080205578 - Apparatus and method for reinforcing jet pump riser: An apparatus for reinforcing a jet pump riser includes: an elbow upper clamp for covering a riser elbow coupled to a thermal sleeve from an upper side thereof; an elbow lower clamping member for clamping the riser elbow from a lower side thereof; an elbow vertical portion clamping member for... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080205579 - Distance lattice: The invention relates to nuclear engineering and can be used for fuel clusters of nuclear reactors, for distancing and fixing fuel elements, in particular in the fuel clusters of PWR and BWR reactors. The inventive distance lattice comprises cells which are used for mounting the fuel elements or guide channels... Agent: Patenttm.us

20080198960 - Nuclear reactor vessel fuel thermal insulating barrier: The reactor vessel of a nuclear reactor installation which is suspended from the cold leg nozzles in a reactor cavity is provided with a lower thermal insulating barrier spaced from the reactor vessel that has a hemispherical lower section that increases in volume from the center line of the reactor... Agent: Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC

20080192878 - Detecting special nuclear materials in suspect containers using high-energy gamma rays emitted by fission products: A method and a system for detecting the presence of special nuclear materials in a suspect container. The system and its method include irradiating the suspect container with a beam of neutrons, so as to induce a thermal fission in a portion of the special nuclear materials, detecting the gamma... Agent: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

20080192879 - Reactor start-up monitoring system: m

20080192880 - High fe contained zirconium alloy compositions having excellent corrosion resistance and preparation method thereof: A high Fe-containing zirconium composition having excellent corrosion resistance and a preparation method thereof. Specifically, disclosed are a high Fe-containing zirconium composition having excellent corrosion resistance and a preparation method thereof, the composition comprising: 0.5-1.0 wt % iron; 0.25-0.5 wt % chromium; 0.06-0.18 wt % oxygen; at least one element... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.c.

20080187086 - Method and apparatus for controlling charged particles: An apparatus and method for controlling charged particles. The charged particles comprise electrons and positive ions. A magnetic field having only point cusps is used to confine energetic injected electrons and so to generate a negative potential well. Positive ions injected into or created within the negative potential well are... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080187087 - Method of purifying the used o-18 enriched cyclotron target water and apparatus for the same: A method of purifying the used O-18 enriched cyclotron target water contaminated by the various organic compounds, the method including: supplying gaseous oxygen into the target water to be purified; irradiating UV rays having wavelengths of 254 nm and 185 nm on the target water; and releasing the gases generated... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080187088 - Track mounted steam generator man-way radiation shield door system: The invention places adequate and useable shielding in the path of the radiation that exists when nuclear workers perform maintenance and inspection of the Pressure Water Reactor Steam Generator component at a nuclear electric generating plant. The shielding has an upper and a lower track member that permit the two... Agent: Mathew R. P. Perrone, Jr.