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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2018
Applicant:
Terrapower, Llc, Bellevue, WA (US);
Inventors:
Robert A. Corbin, North Bend, WA (US);
John E. Truax, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
TerraPower LLC, Bellevue, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 19/313 (2006.01); G21C 17/022 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 19/313 (2013.01); G21C 17/022 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for replacing a cesium trap includes freezing the cesium trap which partially contains cesium and is located within a shielded cell and. The cesium trap is then decoupled and removed from the shielded cell. A second cesium trap is inserted into the shielded cell and attached to the shielded cell.