Induced nuclear reactions: processes, systems, and elements inventions 12/08

20080317191 - Operating method of nuclear reactor and nuclear power generation plant: P

20080317192 - Inspection, maintenance, and repair apparatuses and methods for nuclear reactors: An apparatus for inspecting a nuclear reactor may include a track, arm, fixing device, and effector. The arm may be operatively connected to the track, the fixing device may be operatively connected to the track, and the effector may be operatively connected to the arm. The arm may have contracted... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080317193 - Emergency core cooling system: An emergency core cooling system is provided with a hybrid safety system composed of an active safety system and a static safety system for ensuring the safety against a severe natural phenomenon such as a giant earthquake and a mega hurricane. An emergency core cooling system for a boiling water... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080310575 - Nuclear reactor, in particular a liquid-metal-cooled nuclear reactor: A nuclear reactor (1) is provided, in particular a nuclear reactor cooled with a liquid metal (for example, a heavy liquid metal, such as lead or lead-bismuth eutectic), of the type having a cylindrical inner vessel (15) that divides a hot collector (6) over a core (4) from a substantially... Agent: Wolf, Block, Schorr & Solis-cohen LLP

20080310576 - System and method for determining coolant level and flow velocity in a nuclear reactor: A boiling water reactor includes a reactor pressure vessel having a feedwater inlet for the introduction of recycled steam condensate and/or makeup coolant into the vessel, and a steam outlet for the discharge of produced steam for appropriate work. A fuel core is located within a lower area of the... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20080310577 - Fuel channel fastener: A fuel channel fastener having a body with a hole, a bolt inserted into the hole, at least two anti-rotation supports attached to the body, a spring configured to attach to the body and to extend away from the body down the sides of a fuel assembly fuel channel, and... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080310578 - Pressurizer heater for the primary cooling system of a pressurized-water nuclear reactor: The invention relates to a heating rod for a pressurizer of a primary cooling system of a pressurized-water nuclear reactor, the rod comprising a metal outer shell (36) of longitudinally elongate shape having an external surface (62), and a heating element (40) mounted inside the shell (36). It comprises an... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20080304611 - Electricity generation from nuclear fusion: This invention provides a method to supply Tritium. That is, Lithium, which is naturally abundant, is added as fuel. The neutron produced by Deuterium-Tritium nuclear fusion will react with Lithium to produce Tritium. Thus it sustains the Deuterium-Tritium nuclear fusion long enough to produce fusion energy, which is then turned... Agent: Kuai-teng Hsu

20080304612 - Nuclear fuel assembly including an internal reinforcing device: The nuclear fuel assembly means a group of nuclear fuel rods disposed in a substantially regular array together with a support skeleton (5), the assembly having: two nozzles; guide tubes interconnecting the nozzles; and spacer grids secured to the guide tubes for holding the rods. The assembly includes at least... Agent: Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC

20080298534 - Nuclear plant with a pebble bed nuclear reactor: This invention relates to a nuclear plant including a main power system and a fuel handling and storage system. The system is connected to a sphere inlet and a sphere outlet of a multi-pass high temperature gas cooled pebble bed reactor. The system is configured such that gas flows from... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP