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Induced nuclear reactions: processes, systems, and elements September class, title,number 09/11

20110235765 - Man made silver: A man made method, utilizing particles bombardment technique, is used to produce Silver. The particles bombardment technique uses particle accelerator to accelerate Boron particles to high speed. These high speed Boron particles contain high energy. These high energy Boron particles are used to bombard Molybdenum elements. Then elements Boron and... Agent:

20110235766 - Nanostructured target for isotope production: Disclosed is a target for isotope production, that comprises a porous, nanostructured material with structure elements having in at least one dimension an average size of 700 run or less, preferably 500 nm or less and most preferably 150 nm or less, said nanostructured material comprising one Of Al2O3, Y2O3... Agent: Cern - European Organization For Nuclear Research

20110235767 - Inspection tool for top guides of a boiling water reactor: A tool for inspecting a cell formed by grid beams of a top guide structure in a nuclear reactor is provided. The tool includes a camera; a support structure coupled to the camera for contacting at least one of the grid beams to support the camera within the cell; and... Agent: Areva Np Inc

20110235769 - Control rod transfer device: A telescoping rod control cluster assembly change tool for moving control rod assemblies among fuel assemblies in a nuclear facility. The operation of the tool is completely mechanical and the telescoping feature enables the tool to have a relatively low profile when it is being moved and stored without housing... Agent: Westinghouse Electric Company LLC

20110235768 - Systems and methods for dismantling a nuclear reactor: Systems and methods for dismantling a nuclear reactor are described. In one aspect the system includes a remotely controlled heavy manipulator (“manipulator”) operatively coupled to a support structure, and a control station in a non-contaminated portion of a workspace. The support structure provides the manipulator with top down access into... Agent: Special Applications Technology, Inc.

20110235770 - Core spray sparger t-box clamp assemblies and methods of using thereof: Example embodiments are directed to core spray sparger T-box repairs, specifically, to universal core spray sparger T-box weldless clamps having remote-friendly operation and methods of using universal core spray sparger T-box weldless clamps. Example embodiment clamps may be secured without welding to a variety of upper and lower sparger T-box... Agent:

20110228890 - System and method for creating liquid droplet impact forced collapse of laser nanoparticle nucleated cavities: A device, method and system for causing a controlled collapse of cavities formed within liquid droplets wherein a pressurized jet comprising a liquid and nanoparticle material produces droplets from the breakup of the jet stream. The liquid droplets may be irradiated with energy to produce and expand cavities formed within... Agent: Synergy Innovations, Inc.

20110222640 - Control rod drive mechanism for nuclear reactor: A control rod drive mechanism (CRDM) comprises a lead screw, a motor threadedly coupled with the lead screw to linearly drive the lead screw in an insertion direction or an opposite withdrawal direction, a latch assembly secured with the lead screw and configured to (i) latch to a connecting rod... Agent:

20110222641 - Nuclear reactor: A nuclear reactor includes a reflector and a flow path. The reflector reflects neutrons, contains graphite and a moderator having a smaller moderating power than the graphite, and is sectioned into plural parts along a direction of flow of fuel pebbles. The flow path is surrounded by the reflector, and... Agent: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.

20110222642 - Sfr nuclear reactor of the integrated type with improved compactness and convection: providing outlet windows of the removal exchangers of the decay heat above the cold area, wherein all of clearances between the walls with cuts and the heat removal exchangers and the height between the two walls with cuts are previously determined so as to, during normal operation, take up differential... Agent:

20110222643 - Cladding tube for nuclear fuel rod, method and apparatus for manufacturing a cladding tube: o

20110216866 - Method and apparatus for the production of nuclear fusion: By firing ionized reactant particles into a solid block of reactant, fusion reactions occur. As these particles are fired longitudinally into a thin sheet of reactant, fusion products are ejected laterally into a series of charged collectors. Unfused reactant ions that prematurely exit the solid reactant are recirculated by electric... Agent:

20110216867 - Process and targets for production of no-carrier-added radiotin: One embodiment of the present invention includes a process for production and recovery of no-carrier-added radioactive tin (NCA radiotin). An antimony target can be irradiated with a beam of accelerated particles forming NCA radiotin, followed by separation of the NCA radiotin from the irradiated target. The target is metallic Sb... Agent:

20110216868 - Irradiation target positioning devices and methods of using the same: Example embodiments and methods are directed to irradiation target positioning devices and systems that are configurable to permit accurate irradiation of irradiation targets and accurate production of daughter products, including isotopes and radioisotopes, therefrom. These include irradiation target plates having precise loading positions for irradiation targets, where the targets may... Agent:

20110216869 - Method of improving the spent nuclear fuel burnup credit: A dimensional reactivity management system that takes into account the axial burnup shape data of a nuclear fuel assembly to determine the acceptability of placement of the assembly relative to other assemblies in a storage container.... Agent:

20110216870 - Method and apparatus for permissive control of a mast and grapple: A method and apparatus for the permissive control of a mast and fuel grapple to be used in the movement of reactor fuel components, including fuel assemblies, single blade and double blade guides, to be used in a Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) nuclear reactor. The Permissive Control System reduces the... Agent:

20110216871 - Channel-lifting tool and method: A lifting tool is used for lifting a channel on and off of a nuclear fuel bundle. The lifting tool includes a lifting bail and a leg assembly secured to the lifting bail. The leg assembly has an adjustable width, adjustable between a narrower pre-lifting position and a wider lifting... Agent:

20110216872 - Boiling water nuclear plant and steam dryer: In the boiling water nuclear plant of the present invention, a steam dryer is disposed in a reactor pressure vessel. Materials that have capability of capturing nitrogen compounds containing N-16 are supported on porous member. The porous members are placed in a region where steam goes through in the steam... Agent: Hitachi-ge Nuclear Energy, Ltd.

20110216873 - Protective grid attachment: A fuel assembly for a pressurized water reactor that has a protective grid attached to the bottom nozzle through a spacer insert captured between a control rod guide thimble end plug and the bottom nozzle. A thimble screw attaches the bottom nozzle to the control rod guide thimble end plug... Agent: Westinghouse Electric Company LLC

20110211663 - Radiation exposure reduction method: A radiation exposure reduction method includes the steps of: injecting iron into a coolant which flows from the reactor cooling system to the reactor core in a nuclear power plant; and ferritizing and fixing radionuclides or parent nuclides thereof, which are contained in the coolant, on the surface of a... Agent: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba