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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2013
William Earl Russell, Wilmigton, NC (US);
Christopher J. Monetta, Wilmington, NC (US);
David Grey Smith, Leland, NC (US);
Russell Edward Stachowski, Wilmington, NC (US);
William Earl Russell, Wilmigton, NC (US);
Christopher J. Monetta, Wilmington, NC (US);
David Grey Smith, Leland, NC (US);
Russell Edward Stachowski, Wilmington, NC (US);
GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC, Wilmington, NC (US);
Abstract
Example embodiments are directed to apparatuses and methods for producing radioisotopes in instrumentation tubes of operating commercial nuclear reactors. Irradiation targets may be inserted and removed from instrumentation tubes during operation and converted to radioisotopes otherwise unavailable from nuclear reactors. Example apparatuses may continuously insert, remove, and store irradiation targets to be converted to useable radioisotopes.