Systems and methods for processing irradiation targets through a nuclear reactor
Abstract
Apparatuses and methods produce radioisotopes in instrumentation tubes of operating commercial nuclear reactors. Irradiation targets may be inserted and removed from instrumentation tubes during operation and converted to radioisotopes otherwise unavailable during operation of commercial nuclear reactors. Example apparatuses may continuously insert, remove, and store irradiation targets to be converted to useable radioisotopes or other desired materials at several different origin and termination points accessible outside an access barrier such as a containment building, drywell wall, or other access restriction preventing access to instrumentation tubes during operation of the nuclear plant.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC, Wilmington, NC (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1250445
- Patent Number(s):
- 9330798
- Application Number:
- 13/339,345
- Assignee:
- GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC (Wilmington, NC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21G - CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ELEMENTS
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC52-09NA29626
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2011 Dec 28
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 07 ISOTOPE AND RADIATION SOURCES; 22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS; 46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Citation Formats
Dayal, Yogeshwar, Saito, Earl F., Berger, John F., Brittingham, Martin W., Morales, Stephen K., and Hare, Jeffrey M. Systems and methods for processing irradiation targets through a nuclear reactor. United States: N. p., 2016.
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Dayal, Yogeshwar, Saito, Earl F., Berger, John F., Brittingham, Martin W., Morales, Stephen K., & Hare, Jeffrey M. Systems and methods for processing irradiation targets through a nuclear reactor. United States.
Dayal, Yogeshwar, Saito, Earl F., Berger, John F., Brittingham, Martin W., Morales, Stephen K., and Hare, Jeffrey M. Tue .
"Systems and methods for processing irradiation targets through a nuclear reactor". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1250445.
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title = {Systems and methods for processing irradiation targets through a nuclear reactor},
author = {Dayal, Yogeshwar and Saito, Earl F. and Berger, John F. and Brittingham, Martin W. and Morales, Stephen K. and Hare, Jeffrey M.},
abstractNote = {Apparatuses and methods produce radioisotopes in instrumentation tubes of operating commercial nuclear reactors. Irradiation targets may be inserted and removed from instrumentation tubes during operation and converted to radioisotopes otherwise unavailable during operation of commercial nuclear reactors. Example apparatuses may continuously insert, remove, and store irradiation targets to be converted to useable radioisotopes or other desired materials at several different origin and termination points accessible outside an access barrier such as a containment building, drywell wall, or other access restriction preventing access to instrumentation tubes during operation of the nuclear plant.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue May 03 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
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