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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2012
Applicants:
Brett J. Dooies, Wilmington, NC (US);
Eric P. Loewen, Wilmington, NC (US);
Inventors:
Brett J. Dooies, Wilmington, NC (US);
Eric P. Loewen, Wilmington, NC (US);
Assignee:
GE-HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC, Wilmington, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 9/00 (2006.01); G21C 7/22 (2006.01); G21C 7/24 (2006.01); G21C 15/28 (2006.01); G21C 17/025 (2006.01); G21D 3/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 7/22 (2013.01); G21C 7/24 (2013.01); G21C 15/28 (2013.01); G21C 17/025 (2013.01); G21D 3/08 (2013.01); Y02E 30/35 (2013.01); Y02E 30/39 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of fabricating a liquid-metal coolant includes adding nanoparticles to the liquid-metal coolant to change neutronic properties of the liquid-metal coolant. The nanoparticles have neutronic properties different from that of the liquid-metal coolant.