The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Feb. 02, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2017
Applicant:
Battelle Energy Alliance, Llc, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Inventor:
Michael G. Mckellar, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Assignee:
BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLC, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 15/257 (2006.01); G21C 5/02 (2006.01); G21D 1/00 (2006.01); G21C 11/06 (2006.01); G21C 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 15/257 (2013.01); G21C 5/02 (2013.01); G21D 1/006 (2013.01); G21C 7/04 (2013.01); G21C 11/06 (2013.01); Y02E 30/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
A nuclear reactor including a reactor core comprising a plurality of fuel materials and a plurality of heat pipes. The nuclear reactor further includes a heat exchanger coupled to the reactor core defining a flow path in an open volume including at least two heat pipes of the plurality of heat pipes. Methods of operating a nuclear reactor include passing fluid through an open volume in a heat exchanger including at least two heat pipes extending from a reactor core.