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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2022
Applicant:
Triad National Security, Llc, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Inventors:
Robert Stowers Reid, Santa Fe, NM (US);
Tana Cardenas, Santa Fe, NM (US);
Patrick Ray Mcclure, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Assignee:
TRIAD NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 15/257 (2006.01); G21C 15/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 15/257 (2013.01); G21C 15/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
A heat pipe reactor may include a heat pipe array with a reactor core at any distance along the length of the heat pipe array. Heat exchangers may be placed on both sides of reactor core. The heat pipe array may also be attached to one or more decay or similar heat exchangers placed near one or both sides of the reactor core, allowing heat removal following shutdown.