Triad National Security, LLC

Patrick Ray McClure

Robert Stowers Reid

David Irvin Poston

Venkateswara Rao Dasari

David Duff Dixon

Richard J Kapernick

Tana Cardenas

Lee Mason

Marc Gibson

A heat pipe reactor may include a heat pipe array with a reactor core at any distance along the length of the heat pipe array. Heat exchangers may be placed on both sides of reactor core. The heat pipe array may also be attached to one or more decay or similar heat exchangers placed near one or both sides of the reactor core, allowing heat removal following shutdown.

Heat pipe reactors with arbitrary heat exchangers

A mobile heat pipe cooled fast nuclear reactor may be configured for transportation to remote locations and may be able to provide 0.5 to 2 megawatts of power. The mobile heat pipe cooled fast reactor may contain a plurality of heat pipes that are proximate to a plurality of fuel pins inside the reactor. The plurality of heat pipes may extend out of the reactor. The reactor may be configured to be placed in a standard shipping container, and may further be configured to be contained within a cask and attached to a skid for easier transportation.

Mobile heat pipe cooled fast reactor system

A heat pipe reactor may include a reactor core and one or more heat exchangers positioned on one or both sides of the reactor core. The heat pipe reactor may also include a plurality of heat pipes extending from the reactor core and out through the one or more heat exchangers. The reactor core may be composed of a plurality of monolithic blocks.

Heat pipe reactor core and heat exchangers formation and deployment

Embodiments of the present invention pertain to a power system utilizing a uranium-based reactor for space missions. For example, the power system may include a reactor configured to generate thermal energy using a uranium core. A plurality of heat pipes may be configured to transfer thermal energy from the reactor core to a plurality of Stirling engines to generate electricity for a spacecraft.

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