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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2014
Applicants:
John Christopher Hannah, Wilmington, NC (US);
Gerald Dean Kvaall, Jr., Wilmington, NC (US);
Inventors:
John Christopher Hannah, Wilmington, NC (US);
Gerald Dean Kvaall, Jr., Wilmington, NC (US);
Assignee:
Global Nuclear Fuel-Americas, LLC, Wilmington, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 3/326 (2006.01); G21C 5/02 (2006.01); G21C 3/04 (2006.01); G21C 5/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 5/02 (2013.01); G21C 3/04 (2013.01); G21C 3/326 (2013.01); G21C 5/12 (2013.01); Y02E 30/31 (2013.01); Y02E 30/38 (2013.01);
Abstract
A moderating fuel rod for a boiling water reactor may include a nuclear fuel section; a neutron moderator section including a metal hydride; and a threaded connector joining the nuclear fuel section and the neutron moderator section. By including one or more moderating fuel rods in a fuel bundle, the neutron moderation within the fuel bundle may be improved, thereby allowing energy to be more efficiently extracted from the entire length of the fuel bundle.