Patents Assigned to State of Oregon Acting by and Through The State Board of Higher Education on Behalf or Oregon State University, The Oregon State University
  • Stable startup system for a nuclear reactor
    Patent number: 8891723
    Abstract: A nuclear reactor module includes a reactor vessel containing coolant, a reactor core submerged in the coolant, and a heat exchanger configured to remove heat from the coolant. The nuclear reactor module further includes one or more heaters configured to add heat to the coolant during a startup operation and prior to the reactor core going critical.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: State of Oregon Acting by and Through The State Board of Higher Education on Behalf or Oregon State University, The Oregon State University
    Inventors: Jose N. Reyes, Jr., John T. Groome, Qiao Wu, Brian G. Woods, Todd S. Palmer