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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2020
Westinghouse Electric Company Llc, Cranberry Township, PA (US);
Michael D. Heibel, Harrison City, PA (US);
Matthew D. McArdle, Murrysville, PA (US);
Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, Cranberry Township, PA (US);
Abstract
A device that will enable material to be irradiated as needed to produce a desired transmutation product inside the core of a nuclear reactor. The device provides a means for monitoring neutron flux in the vicinity of the material being irradiated to allow determination of the amount of transmutation product being produced. The device enables the irradiated material to be inserted into the reactor and held in place at desired axial positions and to be withdrawn from the reactor when desired without shutting down the reactor. The majority of the device may be re-used for subsequent irradiations. The device also enables the simple and rapid attachment of unirradiated target material to the portion of the device that transmits the motive force to insert and withdraw the target material into and out of the reactor and the rapid detachment of the irradiated material from the device for processing.