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Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2026

Filed:

Jan. 25, 2021
Applicant:

Standard Nuclear, Inc., New York, NY (US);

Inventors:

Mark Reed, Seattle, WA (US);

Michael John Eades, Seattle, WA (US);

Paolo Francesco Venneri, Seattle, WA (US);

Vishal Patel, Seattle, WA (US);

Wesley Deason, Seattle, WA (US);

Richard J. Kapernick, Seattle, WA (US);

Assignee:

Standard Nuclear, Inc., New York, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 5/14 (2006.01); G21C 5/02 (2006.01); G21C 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 5/14 (2013.01); G21C 5/02 (2013.01); G21C 15/08 (2013.01);
Abstract

A nuclear reactor core includes a plurality of fuel elements and moderator blocks to form a nuclear reactor core inner portion and a nuclear reactor core outer portion. The nuclear reactor core inner portion includes an inner moderator matrix formed of a plurality of inner holes that include a plurality of inner fuel openings with one or more fuel elements disposed therein. The plurality of inner holes further include a plurality of inner coolant passages to flow a coolant. The nuclear reactor core outer portion includes an outer moderator matrix formed of a plurality of outer holes that include a plurality of outer fuel openings with one or more fuel elements disposed therein. The plurality of outer holes further include a plurality of outer coolant passages to flow the coolant. The outer coolant passage diameter exceeds the inner coolant passage diameter.


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