Nuclear reactor assemblies, nuclear reactor target assemblies, and nuclear reactor methods
Abstract
Reactor target assemblies are provided that can include a housing defining a perimeter of at least one volume and Np or Am spheres within the one volume. Reactor assemblies are provided that can include a reactor vessel and a bundle of target assemblies within the reactor vessel, at least one of the target assemblies comprising a housing defining a volume with Np or Am spheres being within the volume. Irradiation methods are also provided that can include irradiating Np or Am spheres within a nuclear reactor, then removing the irradiated spheres from the reactor and treating the irradiated spheres.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1651027
- Patent Number(s):
- 10685757
- Application Number:
- 15/476,870
- Assignee:
- Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, WA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01G - COMPOUNDS CONTAINING METALS NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C01D OR C01F
C - CHEMISTRY C22 - METALLURGY C22B - PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-76RL01830
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 03/31/2017
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS; 42 ENGINEERING
Citation Formats
Katalenich, Jeffrey A., Reid, Bruce D., Gates, Robert O., Prichard, Andrew W., Schmitt, Bruce E., and Livingston, Jim. Nuclear reactor assemblies, nuclear reactor target assemblies, and nuclear reactor methods. United States: N. p., 2020.
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Katalenich, Jeffrey A., Reid, Bruce D., Gates, Robert O., Prichard, Andrew W., Schmitt, Bruce E., & Livingston, Jim. Nuclear reactor assemblies, nuclear reactor target assemblies, and nuclear reactor methods. United States.
Katalenich, Jeffrey A., Reid, Bruce D., Gates, Robert O., Prichard, Andrew W., Schmitt, Bruce E., and Livingston, Jim. Tue .
"Nuclear reactor assemblies, nuclear reactor target assemblies, and nuclear reactor methods". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1651027.
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title = {Nuclear reactor assemblies, nuclear reactor target assemblies, and nuclear reactor methods},
author = {Katalenich, Jeffrey A. and Reid, Bruce D. and Gates, Robert O. and Prichard, Andrew W. and Schmitt, Bruce E. and Livingston, Jim},
abstractNote = {Reactor target assemblies are provided that can include a housing defining a perimeter of at least one volume and Np or Am spheres within the one volume. Reactor assemblies are provided that can include a reactor vessel and a bundle of target assemblies within the reactor vessel, at least one of the target assemblies comprising a housing defining a volume with Np or Am spheres being within the volume. Irradiation methods are also provided that can include irradiating Np or Am spheres within a nuclear reactor, then removing the irradiated spheres from the reactor and treating the irradiated spheres.},
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journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jun 16 00:00:00 EDT 2020},
month = {Tue Jun 16 00:00:00 EDT 2020}
}
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