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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2017
Battelle Memorial Institute, Richland, WA (US);
Jeffrey A. Katalenich, Richland, WA (US);
Bruce D. Reid, Pasco, WA (US);
Robert O. Gates, Kennewick, WA (US);
Andrew W. Prichard, Pasco, WA (US);
Bruce E. Schmitt, Kennewick, WA (US);
Jim Livingston, Vienna, VA (US);
Battelle Memorial Institute, Richland, WA (US);
Abstract
Reactor target assemblies are provided that can include a housing defining a perimeter of at least one volume and Np or Am spheres within the one volume. Reactor assemblies are provided that can include a reactor vessel and a bundle of target assemblies within the reactor vessel, at least one of the target assemblies comprising a housing defining a volume with Np or Am spheres being within the volume. Irradiation methods are also provided that can include irradiating Np or Am spheres within a nuclear reactor, then removing the irradiated spheres from the reactor and treating the irradiated spheres.