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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2008
Applicant:
Andrew Maxwell Peter, Saratoga Springs, NY (US);
Inventor:
Andrew Maxwell Peter, Saratoga Springs, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 3/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a method comprising heating helium in a core of a nuclear reactor; extracting heat from the helium; superheating water to steam using the heat extracted from the helium, expanding the helium in a turbine; wherein the turbine is in operative communication with an electrical generator; and generating electricity in the electrical generator.