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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2021
Terrapower, Llc, Bellevue, WA (US);
Derek Bass, Wilmington, NC (US);
Jesse R. Cheatham, Iii, Seattle, WA (US);
Pavel Hejzlar, Kirkland, WA (US);
Brian C. Johnson, Issaquah, WA (US);
Calen Kaneko, Seattle, WA (US);
Christopher A. Martin, Seattle, WA (US);
Sean T Mosier, Wilmington, NC (US);
Philip M. Schloss, Seattle, WA (US);
Nathan Smith, Duvall, WA (US);
Mark R. Werner, Bellevue, WA (US);
Nicholas Kandabarow, Hampstead, NC (US);
TERRAPOWER, LLC, Bellevue, WA (US);
Abstract
A nuclear reactor is designed to allow efficient packing of components within the reactor vessel, such as by offsetting the core, and/or vertically stacking components. The in-vessel storage system can be separate from the support cylinder and these components can be fabricated and shipped separately and coupled together at the construction site. Furthermore, the in-vessel storage system can be located adjacent to the core rather than being located circumferentially around it, and may also be located beneath the heat exchanger to further improve packing of components within the vessel. Through these, and other changes, the delicate components can be manufactured in a manufacturing facility, assembled, and shipped by commercial transportation options without exceeding the shipping envelope.