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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2020
Applicant:
Westinghouse Electric Company Llc, Cranberry Township, PA (US);
Inventor:
Alex Levinsky, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Assignee:
Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, Cranberry Township, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 5/06 (2006.01); G21C 3/07 (2006.01); G21C 15/257 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 5/06 (2013.01); G21C 3/07 (2013.01); G21C 15/257 (2013.01);
Abstract
A reactor unit cell is disclosed including a graphite moderator structure, a heat pipe positioned in the graphite moderator structure, and a fuel assembly positioned in the graphite moderator structure. The fuel assembly comprises at least one fuel rod. Each fuel rod comprises a beryllium-oxide sleeve and nuclear fuel positioned in the beryllium-oxide sleeve.