Induced nuclear reactions: processes, systems, and elements inventions 01/09

20090028282 - Microwave-powered pellet accelerator: A system for fueling a plasma includes a gyrotron for radiating microwave energy into a waveguide. Also included is a module having a deuterium-tritium (DT) fuel pellet, a diamond, quartz or sapphire window, and a pusher medium located between the pellet and window that is made of frozen deuterium (D2)... Agent: Nydegger & Associates

20090028283 - Sealing device and method for sealing: A sealing device (10) comprising a first sealing element (12) having a housing (18) with an internal chamber (26) therein and a second sealing element (14) having a shaft (34). When the first (12) and second sealing elements (14) are connected, the shaft (34) of the second sealing element (14)... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20090028284 - Method of controlling criticality of nuclear fuel cycle facility, method of producing uranium dioxide powder, reactor fuel rod, and fuel assembly: A method of controlling the criticality of a nuclear fuel cycle facility includes steps of producing a reactor fuel by adding less than 0.1% by weight of gadolinia to a uranium dioxide powder with a uranium enrichment of greater than 5% by weight and controlling the effective neutron multiplication factor... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090022256 - Method of generating electrical and heat energies via controlled and fail-safe fusion of deuterium in d2o bubbles cycled in radius from energies of ultra-sonic sound and amplitude modulated uhf em in a narrow liquid d2o reaction gap between a pair of tran: Disclosed is a method of Deuterium fusion and more particularly, a fail-safe, controlled bubble fusion reactor producing a power output of electricity and heat. It is self contained having 3 internal main chambers and externally mounted computer and electric power output terminals. Internal Chamber A contains devices for removing gases... Agent: Frank Boring Fitzgerald

20090022257 - Direct production of thermal antineutrons and antiprotons: A method for obtaining free thermal antineutrons within the cage-like structure of a fullerene molecule comprising irradiating the fullerene molecule with free neutrons causing free neutrons to be trapped within the fullerene molecule wherein the trapped neutron oscillates between the neutron and antineutron states. A method for producing antiprotons comprising... Agent: Thompson Hine L.l.p. Intellectual Property Group

20090022258 - Core-structure storing method: A storage container is carried into a nuclear-reactor containment and then, the core structure is housed in the storage container. In this process a bottom cover is carried to a storage-container body by using a moving device. The storage-container body and the bottom cover are positioned by adjusting the position... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20090022259 - Fuel rod with wear-inhibiting coating: A fuel rod includes a cladding tube with a wear-inhibiting coating. In one embodiment, the coating is made of a metallic powder material that is applied to the exterior surface of the cladding tube using a thermal spray process. In an alternative embodiment, the coating is a composite made of... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20090016478 - Liquid target having internal support for radioisotope production at cyclotron: An F-18 production target system having an internal support produces F-18 by means of a nuclear reaction of protons and H218O, and reduces the deformation of thin sheets to thus increase the durability of the thin sheets. The F-18 production target system includes a frame, which has the shape of... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20090016479 - Feedwater temperature control methods and systems: In various embodiments, a system for controlling the power level of a natural circulation boiling water nuclear reactor (NCBWR) is provided. In various embodiments, the system includes a heating subsystem for heating feedwater flowing into an annulus of a NCBWR to increase the temperature of recirculation water flowing through the... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090010373 - Method and apparatus for detecting and classifying explosives and controlled substances: A system for detecting and classifying small amounts of explosives and other controlled substances while rejecting confounders, including a source/detector array formed of a plurality of sources and a plurality of detectors, a signal processor coupled to the source/detector array for processing data received from the detectors, a classifier coupled... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20090010374 - Reactivity control rod for core, core of nuclear reactor, nuclear reactor and nuclear power plant: In a nuclear reactor in which a primary coolant is contained, the primary coolant moves upwardly from the core by an operation thereof. An annular steam generator is arranged in an upper side of the core into which the upwardly moving primary coolant flows and transfers heat in the primary... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090010375 - Methods of using fuel bundle groups as evaluation constraints: A method of fuel bundle consideration in a reactor. The method includes creating or editing bundle groups including fuel bundles.... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090010376 - Track mounted steam generator man-way radiation shield door system: The invention consists of placing 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... Agent: Mathew R. P. Perrone, Jr.

20090010377 - Inhibitor of corrosion and stress corrosion cracking containing nickel boride (nib) in the secondary side of steam generator tubes in a nuclear power plant and inhibiting method using the same: A method of inhibiting corrosion and stress corrosion cracking of a steam generator tube in a nuclear power plant, includes the steps of providing a nuclear power plant having a secondary side feedwater system including a secondary side feedwater of a steam generator tube; and supplying nickel boride to said... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C.

20090010378 - Steam generator dual head sludge lance and process lancing system: A method of cleaning sludge from the tube sheet (34) of a nuclear steam generator (10) includes introducing a moveable sludge lance (76) said moveable sludge lance having duel lance heads (77) through handholes (62) in the side of the generator and into a central tube lane (60) having a... Agent: Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC

20090003506 - Apparatus for inspecting and testing startup range neutron monitoring system: An apparatus for inspecting and testing a startup range neutron monitoring system for a nuclear reactor. The apparatus includes: a neutron-flux detector; a preamplifier that amplifies an electric signal output from the neutron-flux detector; a pulse measurement unit that counts times when electric signal output from the preamplifier exceeds a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090003507 - Method and apparatus for suppressing corrosion of carbon steel, method for suppressing deposit of radionuclide onto carbon steel members composing a nuclear power plant, and film formation apparatus: The present invention is a method for suppressing corrosion of carbon steel members composing a nuclear power plant. That is, the processing solution contains a chemical including iron (II) ions, an oxidizing agent for oxidizing at least one part of the iron (II) ions into iron (III) ion, and a... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20090003508 - Method of suppressing deposition of radioactive isotope: A formic acid aqueous solution that contains Fe (II) ions is produced by dissolving metal iron in a formic acid aqueous solution. Nitrogen is supplied from a nitrogen supply device to a chemical liquid tank and then discharged from a discharge line to reduce the dissolved oxygen concentration in the... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20090003509 - Suppression method of radionuclide deposition on reactor component of nuclear power plant and ferrite film formation apparatus: A method of suppressing deposition of radionuclides on components of a nuclear power plant comprises forming a ferrite film by contacting a first chemical including iron (II) ions, a second chemical for oxidizing the iron (II) ions to iron (III) ions, and a third chemical for adjusting the pH of... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group