Nuclear reactor target assemblies, nuclear reactor configurations, and methods for producing isotopes, modifying materials within target material, and/or characterizing material within a target material
Abstract
Target assemblies are provided that can include a uranium-comprising annulus. The assemblies can include target material consisting essentially of non-uranium material within the volume of the annulus. Reactors are disclosed that can include one or more discrete zones configured to receive target material. At least one uranium-comprising annulus can be within one or more of the zones. Methods for producing isotopes within target material are also disclosed, with the methods including providing neutrons to target material within a uranium-comprising annulus. Methods for modifying materials within target material are disclosed as well as are methods for characterizing material within a target material.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1457705
- Patent Number(s):
- 9997267
- Application Number:
- 13/766,600
- Assignee:
- Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, WA); Washington State University (Pullman, WA)
- 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:
- AC05-76RL01830
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2013 Feb 13
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS
Citation Formats
Toth, James J., Wall, Donald, Wittman, Richard S., Pierson, Bruce D., and Greenwood, Lawrence R. Nuclear reactor target assemblies, nuclear reactor configurations, and methods for producing isotopes, modifying materials within target material, and/or characterizing material within a target material. United States: N. p., 2018.
Web.
Toth, James J., Wall, Donald, Wittman, Richard S., Pierson, Bruce D., & Greenwood, Lawrence R. Nuclear reactor target assemblies, nuclear reactor configurations, and methods for producing isotopes, modifying materials within target material, and/or characterizing material within a target material. United States.
Toth, James J., Wall, Donald, Wittman, Richard S., Pierson, Bruce D., and Greenwood, Lawrence R. Tue .
"Nuclear reactor target assemblies, nuclear reactor configurations, and methods for producing isotopes, modifying materials within target material, and/or characterizing material within a target material". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1457705.
@article{osti_1457705,
title = {Nuclear reactor target assemblies, nuclear reactor configurations, and methods for producing isotopes, modifying materials within target material, and/or characterizing material within a target material},
author = {Toth, James J. and Wall, Donald and Wittman, Richard S. and Pierson, Bruce D. and Greenwood, Lawrence R.},
abstractNote = {Target assemblies are provided that can include a uranium-comprising annulus. The assemblies can include target material consisting essentially of non-uranium material within the volume of the annulus. Reactors are disclosed that can include one or more discrete zones configured to receive target material. At least one uranium-comprising annulus can be within one or more of the zones. Methods for producing isotopes within target material are also disclosed, with the methods including providing neutrons to target material within a uranium-comprising annulus. Methods for modifying materials within target material are disclosed as well as are methods for characterizing material within a target material.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jun 12 00:00:00 EDT 2018},
month = {Tue Jun 12 00:00:00 EDT 2018}
}
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