Patents Assigned to The State of OR acting by and through the State System of Higher Education on Behalf of OR State U
  • SUBMERGED CONTAINMENT VESSEL FOR A NUCLEAR REACTOR
    Publication number: 20090129531
    Abstract: A power module assembly includes a reactor core immersed in a coolant and a reactor vessel housing the coolant and the reactor core. An internal dry containment vessel submerged in liquid substantially surrounds the reactor vessel in a gaseous environment. During an over-pressurization event the reactor vessel is configured to release the coolant into the containment vessel and remove a decay heat of the reactor core through condensation of the coolant on an inner surface of the containment vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2007
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: The State of OR acting by and through the state System of Higher Education on Behalf of OR State U
    Inventors: Jose N. Reyes, JR., John T. Groome
  • PASSIVE EMERGENCY FEEDWATER SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20090129530
    Abstract: A power module assembly includes a reactor vessel containing a reactor core surrounded by a primary coolant. A containment vessel is adapted to be submerged in a containment cooling pool and to prohibit a release of the primary coolant outside of the containment vessel. A secondary cooling system is configured to remove heat generated by the reactor core. The heat is removed by circulating liquid from the containment cooling pool through the primary coolant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: The State of OR acting by and through the State System of Higher Education on Behalf of OR State U
    Inventors: Jose N. Reyes, JR., John T. Groome
  • STABLE STARTUP SYSTEM FOR A NUCLEAR REACTOR
    Publication number: 20090129532
    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: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: The State of OR acting by and through the State System of Higher Education on Behalf of OR State U
    Inventors: Jose N. Reyes, JR., John T. Groome, Qiao Wu, Brian G. Woods, Todd S. Palmer