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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2012
Applicants:
Jose N. Reyes, Jr., Corvallis, OR (US);
John T. Groome, Corvallis, OR (US);
Inventors:
Jose N. Reyes, Jr., Corvallis, OR (US);
John T. Groome, Corvallis, OR (US);
Assignee:
NUSCALE POWER, LLC, Corvallis, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 17/00 (2006.01); G21C 13/02 (2006.01); G21C 9/012 (2006.01); G21C 15/18 (2006.01); G21C 1/32 (2006.01); G21C 13/024 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 13/022 (2013.01); G21C 1/322 (2013.01); G21C 9/012 (2013.01); G21C 13/024 (2013.01); G21C 15/18 (2013.01); Y02E 30/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
A power module assembly includes a reactor core immersed in a coolant and a reactor vessel housing the coolant and the reactor core. An internal dry containment vessel submerged in liquid substantially surrounds the reactor vessel in a gaseous environment. During an over-pressurization event the reactor vessel is configured to release the coolant into the containment vessel and remove a decay heat of the reactor core through condensation of the coolant on an inner surface of the containment vessel.