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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2022
Applicant:
Hamilton Sundstrand Space Systems International, Inc., Windsor Locks, CT (US);
Inventor:
Yehia F. Khalil, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Assignee:
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND SPACE SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC., Windsor Locks, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/42 (2006.01); B64G 1/58 (2006.01); G21C 15/02 (2006.01); G21D 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/422 (2013.01); B64G 1/58 (2013.01); G21C 15/02 (2013.01); G21D 7/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system includes a nuclear reactor having a plurality of fuel rods of radioactive decay material distributed within and embedded within a heat exchange matrix. A plurality of coolant tubes is distributed within and embedded within the heat exchange matrix, interspersed with the plurality of fuel rods. The heat exchange matrix is configured to conduct heat from the fuel rods to the coolant tubes.