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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2012
Applicants:
Jose N. Reyes, Jr., Corvallis, OR (US);
John T. Groome, Corvallis, OR (US);
Inventors:
Jose N. Reyes, Jr., Corvallis, OR (US);
John T. Groome, Corvallis, OR (US);
Assignee:
NuScale Power, LLC, Corvallis, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 11/08 (2006.01); G21C 9/012 (2006.01); G21C 13/00 (2006.01); G21C 15/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 11/08 (2013.01); G21C 9/012 (2013.01); G21C 13/00 (2013.01); G21C 15/18 (2013.01); G21Y 2002/206 (2013.01); G21Y 2002/207 (2013.01); G21Y 2002/304 (2013.01); G21Y 2004/30 (2013.01); G21Y 2004/40 (2013.01); Y02E 30/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system includes a containment vessel configured to prohibit a release of a coolant, and a reactor vessel mounted inside the containment vessel. An outer surface of the reactor vessel is exposed to below atmospheric pressure, wherein substantially all gases are evacuated from within the containment vessel.