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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2022
Terrapower, Llc, Bellevue, WA (US);
Ryan Abbott, Woodinville, WA (US);
Darryl Appelgate, Woodinville, WA (US);
Haley Barsa, Issaquah, WA (US);
Michael T. Blatnik, Seattle, WA (US);
Karl Britsch, Mukilteo, WA (US);
Anselmo T. Cisneros, Jr., Seattle, WA (US);
Brian C. Kelleher, Edmonds, WA (US);
Samuel S. Goodrich, Richland, WA (US);
Ramesh Rajasekaran, Bellevue, WA (US);
Daniel J. Walter, North Bend, WA (US);
Kent E. Wardle, Renton, WA (US);
Matthew D. Wargon, Seattle, WA (US);
TerraPower, LLC, Bellevue, WA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a nuclear reactor system comprising a vessel encompassing a reactor core. An external loop line is connected to top and bottom portions of the vessel. A pump can circulate molten fuel through the reactor core and the external loop line. An external neutron reflector encompasses the vessel. External heaters heat the loop line and the reflector. The loop line, the reactor, or both, may be covered with insulation.