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20080232535 | Modular nuclear fission reactor - Illustrative embodiments provide modular nuclear fission deflagration wave reactors and methods for their operation. Illustrative embodiments and aspects include, without limitation, modular nuclear fission deflagration wave reactors, modular nuclear fission deflagration wave reactor modules, methods of operating a modular nuclear fission deflagration wave reactor, and the like. | 09-25-2008 |
20080240333 | Nuclear fission igniter - Illustrative embodiments provide nuclear fission igniters for nuclear fission reactors and methods for their operation. Illustrative embodiments and aspects include, without limitation, a nuclear fission igniter configured to ignite a nuclear fission deflagration wave in nuclear fission fuel material, a nuclear fission deflagration wave reactor with a nuclear fission igniter, a method of igniting a nuclear fission deflagration wave, and the like. | 10-02-2008 |
20090080587 | Nuclear fission igniter - Illustrative embodiments provide nuclear fission igniters for nuclear fission reactors and methods for their operation. Illustrative embodiments and aspects include, without limitation, a nuclear fission igniter configured to ignite a nuclear fission deflagration wave in nuclear fission fuel material, a nuclear fission deflagration wave reactor with a nuclear fission igniter, a method of igniting a nuclear fission deflagration wave, and the like. | 03-26-2009 |
20090080588 | Nuclear fission igniter - Illustrative embodiments provide nuclear fission igniters for nuclear fission reactors and methods for their operation. Illustrative embodiments and aspects include, without limitation, a nuclear fission igniter configured to ignite a nuclear fission deflagration wave in nuclear fission fuel material, a nuclear fission deflagration wave reactor with a nuclear fission igniter, a method of igniting a nuclear fission deflagration wave, and the like. | 03-26-2009 |
20090232268 | System and method for operating a modular nuclear fission deflagration wave reactor - Illustrative embodiments provide modular nuclear fission deflagration wave reactors and methods for their operation. Illustrative embodiments and aspects include, without limitation, modular nuclear fission deflagration wave reactors, modular nuclear fission deflagration wave reactor modules, methods of operating a modular nuclear fission deflagration wave reactor, and the like. | 09-17-2009 |
20090252283 | Nuclear fission reactor fuel assembly adapted to permit expansion of the nuclear fuel contained therein - A nuclear fission reactor fuel assembly adapted to permit expansion of the nuclear fuel contained therein. The fuel assembly comprises an enclosure having enclosure walls to sealingly enclose a nuclear fuel foam defining a plurality of interconnected open-cell voids or a plurality of closed-cell voids. The voids permit expansion of the foam toward the voids, which expansion may be due to heat generation and/or fission gas release. The voids shrink or reduce in volume as the foam expands. Pressure on the enclosure walls is substantially reduced because the foam expands toward and even into the voids rather than against the enclosure walls. Thus, the voids provide space into which the foam can expand. | 10-08-2009 |
20090285348 | Heat pipe fission fuel element - Illustrative embodiments provide nuclear fission fuel elements, and systems, applications, apparatuses, and methods related thereto. Illustrative embodiments and aspects include, without limitation, nuclear fission fuel elements, heat pipe assemblies, heat pipes, methods of fabricating a nuclear fission fuel element, methods of fabricating a heat pipe assembly, and the like. | 11-19-2009 |
20090285349 | Heat pipe fission fuel element - Illustrative embodiments provide nuclear fission fuel elements, and systems, applications, apparatuses, and methods related thereto. Illustrative embodiments and aspects include, without limitation, nuclear fission fuel elements, heat pipe assemblies, heat pipes, methods of fabricating a nuclear fission fuel element, methods of fabricating a heat pipe assembly, and the like. | 11-19-2009 |
20100040187 | Heat pipe nuclear fission deflagration wave reactor cooling - Illustrative embodiments provide systems, applications, apparatuses, and methods related to nuclear fission deflagration wave reactor cooling. Illustrative embodiments and aspects include, without limitation, nuclear fission deflagration wave reactors, methods of transferring heat of a nuclear fission deflagration wave reactor, methods of transferring heat from a nuclear fission deflagration wave reactor, methods of transferring heat within a nuclear fission deflagration wave reactor, and the like. | 02-18-2010 |
20100040188 | Heat pipe nuclear fission deflagration wave reactor cooling - Illustrative embodiments provide systems, applications, apparatuses, and methods related to nuclear fission deflagration wave reactor cooling. Illustrative embodiments and aspects include, without limitation, nuclear fission deflagration wave reactors, methods of transferring heat of a nuclear fission deflagration wave reactor, methods of transferring heat from a nuclear fission deflagration wave reactor, methods of transferring heat within a nuclear fission deflagration wave reactor, and the like. | 02-18-2010 |
20100065164 | System and method for annealing nuclear fission reactor materials - Illustrative embodiments provide systems, methods, apparatuses, and applications related to annealing nuclear fission reactor materials. | 03-18-2010 |
20100065165 | System and method for annealing nuclear fission reactor materials - Illustrative embodiments provide systems, methods, apparatuses, and applications related to annealing nuclear fission reactor materials. | 03-18-2010 |
20100065992 | System and method for annealing nuclear fission reactor materials - Illustrative embodiments provide systems, methods, apparatuses, and applications related to annealing nuclear fission reactor materials. | 03-18-2010 |
20120257707 | Nuclear fuel and method of fabricating the same - A nuclear fuel includes a volume of a nuclear fuel material defined by a surface, the nuclear fuel material including a plurality of grains, some of the plurality of grains having a characteristic length along at least one dimension that is smaller than or equal to a selected distance, wherein the selected distance is suitable for maintaining adequate diffusion of a fission product from a grain interior to a grain boundary in some of the grains, the nuclear fuel material including a boundary network configured to transport the fission product from at least one grain boundary of some of the grains to the surface of the volume of the nuclear fuel material. | 10-11-2012 |
20130301770 | System and Method for Annealing Nuclear Fission Reactor Materials - Illustrative embodiments provide systems, methods, apparatuses, and applications related to annealing nuclear fission reactor materials. | 11-14-2013 |
20140153685 | System and Method for Annealing Nuclear Fission Reactor Materials - Illustrative embodiments provide systems, methods, apparatuses, and applications related to annealing nuclear fission reactor materials. | 06-05-2014 |
20140328444 | NUCLEAR FISSION REACTOR, A VENTED NUCLEAR FISSION FUEL MODULE, METHODS THEREFOR, AND A VENTED NUCLEAR FISSION FUEL MODULE SYSTEM - Illustrative embodiments provide a nuclear fission reactor, a vented nuclear fission fuel module, methods therefor and a vented nuclear fission fuel module system. | 11-06-2014 |