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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2022
Ohio State Innovation Foundation, Columbus, OH (US);
Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc., Blacksburg, VA (US);
Jacksonville University, Jacksonville, FL (US);
The University of Maryland, College Park, MD (US);
Carol Smidts, Columbus, OH (US);
Alireza Haghighat, Arlington, VA (US);
Tunc Aldemir, Columbus, OH (US);
Fatih Aydogan, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Marat Khafizov, Columbus, OH (US);
John Horack, Columbus, OH (US);
Lei Raymond Cao, Columbus, OH (US);
Ji-Cheng Zhao, College Park, MD (US);
Valerio Mascolino, Arlington, VA (US);
Ohio State Innovation Foundation, Columbus, OH (US);
Jacksonville University, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc, Jacksonville, FL (US);
The University of Maryland, College Park, MD (US);
Abstract
Nuclear reactor cores and related systems are described herein. An example nuclear reactor core includes a plurality of fuel modules, where each of the plurality of fuel modules includes nuclear fuel; at least one fuel-module actuator mechanically coupled to at least one of the plurality of fuel modules, where the at least one fuel-module actuator is configured to rotate the at least one of the plurality of fuel modules; and at least one neutron source configured to emit neutrons and trigger a fission chain reaction in the at least one of the plurality of fuel modules.