2022
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Invention
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Refueling water storage tank (rwst) with tailored passive emergency core cooling (ecc) flow.
A n... |
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Invention
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Passive techniques for long-term reactor cooling.
In a pressurized water reactor (PWR), emergenc... |
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Invention
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Spacer grid welding fixture. A spacer grid welding fixture comprises a frame sized to receive an ... |
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Invention
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Deforming a portion of a nut threaded on a guide tube end plug to lock the nut to a lower end fit... |
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Invention
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Lower end fitting locating pins.
A nuclear reactor has a core installed on a lower core plate an... |
2021
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Invention
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Integral vessel isolation valve. A nuclear reactor comprises a nuclear reactor core disposed in a... |
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Invention
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Combined mounting/electrical distribution plate for powering internal control rod drive mechanism... |
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Invention
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Resistance pressure weld for nuclear reactor fuel rod tube end plug.
A fuel rod for a nuclear re... |
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Invention
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Valve assembly with isolation valve vessel. Apparatuses for reducing or eliminating Type 1 LOCAs ... |
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Invention
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Apparatus and method for safety analysis evaluation with data-driven workflow. An apparatus and m... |
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Invention
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Pressurized water reactor with upper vessel section providing both pressure and flow control. A p... |
2020
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Invention
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Nuclear reactor refueling methods and apparatuses. Refueling of a nuclear reactor (40) includes r... |
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Invention
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Pwr decay heat removal system in which steam from the pressurizer drives a turbine which drives a... |
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Invention
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Pellet handling apparatus and fuel rod loading method. A pellet magazine includes a plurality of ... |
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Invention
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Passive techniques for long-term reactor cooling. In a pressurized water reactor (PWR), emergency... |
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Invention
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Control rod drive mechanism (crdm) mounting method for pressurized water reactors. A standoff sup... |
2019
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Invention
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Control room for nuclear power plant. A reactor control interface includes a home screen video di... |
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Invention
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Resistance pressure weld for nuclear reactor fuel rod tube end plug. A fuel rod for a nuclear rea... |
2018
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Invention
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Lower end fitting locknut for nuclear fuel assembly. An apparatus including a lower end fitting h... |
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Invention
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Small modular reactor fuel assembly. A pressurized water reactor (PWR) comprises a pressure vesse... |
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Invention
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Self-supporting radial neutron reflector. A nuclear reactor core comprising fissile material is s... |
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Invention
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Resistance welding of an end cap for nuclear fuel rods.
An open end of a cladding tube of a nucl... |
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Invention
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Crdm internal electrical connector and method of use thereof. A method including providing an int... |
2017
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Invention
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Shipping container for unirradiated nuclear fuel assemblies. A shipping container comprises a tub... |
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Invention
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Nuclear reactor support and seismic restraint with core retention cooling features. A nuclear isl... |
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Invention
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Riser cone apparatus to provide compliance between reactor components and minimize reactor coolan... |
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Invention
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Spacer grid. A spacer grid includes interlocked straps comprising metal sheets or plates welded t... |
2016
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Invention
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Compact nuclear reactor with integral steam generator. In an illustrative embodiment, a pressuriz... |
2014
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Invention
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Conformal core cooling and containment structure. A nuclear reactor includes a pressure vessel an... |
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Invention
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Extruded guide frame and manufacturing methods thereof. A control rod guide frame has a central p... |
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Invention
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Upper vessel transport. A system for refueling a nuclear reactor is provided. The system includes... |
2013
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Invention
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Crdm internal hydraulic connector.
In a nuclear reactor, an internal control rod drive mechanism... |