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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2019
Claudio Filippone, College Park, MD (US);
Claudio Filippone, College Park, MD (US);
CARBON FREE HOLDINGS LLC, College Park, MD (US);
Abstract
A nuclear power reactor may include a plurality of power modules, each including a nuclear fuel and a power conversion system configured to convert heat generated from the nuclear fuel to electricity, where the nuclear fuel of the plurality of power modules collectively forms a reactor core. The nuclear power reactor may also include a sleeve being disposed between the plurality of power modules, where the sleeve has a first end and a second end opposite to the first end. The nuclear power reactor may further include a reactivity booster having a neutron source and a reactivity quencher having a neutron absorber. The reactivity booster may be movable between a first location adjacent the first end of the sleeve and a second location adjacent the reactor core, and the reactivity quencher may be movable between a third location adjacent the second end and the second location adjacent the reactor core.