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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2015
Filed:
May. 16, 2012
Applicant:
Timothy Creston Bertch, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventor:
Timothy Creston Bertch, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
General Atomics, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 3/28 (2006.01); G21G 1/02 (2006.01); G21G 1/06 (2006.01); G21G 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G21G 1/02 (2013.01); G21C 3/28 (2013.01); G21G 1/06 (2013.01); G21G 2001/0094 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tritium production element for use in a conventional power reactor, and methods of use and making, are provided, wherein the element experiences reduced tritium permeation during irradiation by incorporating a silicon carbide barrier that encapsulates one or more burnable absorber pellets. The tritium production element includes a tubular cladding that encloses a plurality of burnable absorber pellets, such that individual pellets or groups of pellets are disposed within a silicon carbide barrier layer.