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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:
Nov. 28, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2020
Applicant:
Westinghouse Electric Company Llc, Cranberry Township, PA (US);
Inventors:
Yuriy Aleshin, Cayce, SC (US);
Alex Levinsky, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Matthew R. Heisel, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Stuart T. Kellner, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Assignee:
Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, Cranberry Township, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 11/06 (2006.01); G21C 3/18 (2006.01); G21C 7/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 11/06 (2013.01); G21C 3/18 (2013.01); G21C 7/28 (2013.01);
Abstract
A nuclear reactor is disclosed including a reactor core and a reflector assembly surrounding the reactor core. The reflector assembly includes a stationary reflector component including a graphite support structure comprising a plurality of channels defined therein and a plurality of beryllium-oxide pins positioned in the channels.