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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2011
Mark A. Williamson, Naperville, IL (US);
Stanley G. Wiedmeyer, Glen Ellyn, IL (US);
James L. Willit, Batavia, IL (US);
Laurel A. Barnes, Chicago, IL (US);
Robert J. Blaskovitz, Lockport, IL (US);
Mark A. Williamson, Naperville, IL (US);
Stanley G. Wiedmeyer, Glen Ellyn, IL (US);
James L. Willit, Batavia, IL (US);
Laurel A. Barnes, Chicago, IL (US);
Robert J. Blaskovitz, Lockport, IL (US);
GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC, Wilmington, NC (US);
Abstract
Embodiments include a cathode scraper system and/or method of using the same for removing uranium. The cathode scraper system includes a plurality of cathode assemblies. Each cathode assembly includes a plurality of cathode rods. The cathode scraper system also includes a cathode scraper assembly configured to remove purified uranium deposited on the plurality of cathode rods. The cathode scraper assembly includes a plurality of scrapers arranged in a lattice, and each scraper of the plurality of scrapers is arranged to correspond to a different cathode rod.