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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2017
Filed:
May. 28, 2009
Applicant:
Peter Moshchansky Livingston, Palos Verdes Estates, CA (US);
Inventor:
Peter Moshchansky Livingston, Palos Verdes Estates, CA (US);
Assignee:
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 19/44 (2006.01); G21F 9/28 (2006.01); G21F 9/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G21F 9/28 (2013.01); G21C 19/44 (2013.01); G21F 9/30 (2013.01); Y02W 30/882 (2015.05);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for reducing the storage time of spent nuclear fuel. In one embodiment, a method is provided that includes providing a sample of spent nuclear fuel and irradiating the spent nuclear fuel with substantially collimated gamma ray photons having energy levels of about 10 MeV to about 15 MeV for a predetermined time period to initiate a photofission reaction in the remaining fertile fissile material in the spent nuclear fuel.