Patents by Inventor Serge PERRIN

Serge PERRIN has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Equipment for producing nuclear fuel powder
    Patent number: 11817224
    Abstract: A nuclear fuel powder production plant comprises a conversion installation (2) for the conversion of uranium hexafluoride (UF6) into uranium dioxide (UO2) having a hydrolysis reactor (4) for the conversion of UF6 into uranium oxyfluoride powder (UO2F2) and a pyrohydrolysis furnace (6) for converting the UO2F2 powder into UO2 powder. The nuclear fuel powder production plant also includes a packaging unit (20) for the UO2 powder comprising a filling station (22) having a chamber (26) for receiving a container (24) to be filled, a filling duct (28) supplied from the furnace (6) and a suction system (32) comprising a suction ring (34) disposed at the outlet (30) of the filling duct (28) for sucking an annular air flow (A) around a stream (P) of UO2 powder falling from the outlet (30) from the filling duct (28) into the container (24).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: FRAMATOME
    Inventors: Serge Perrin, Pascal Rouquette
  • EQUIPMENT FOR PRODUCING NUCLEAR FUEL POWDER
    Publication number: 20210391093
    Abstract: A nuclear fuel powder production plant comprises a conversion installation (2) for the conversion of uranium hexafluoride (UF6) into uranium dioxide (UO2) having a hydrolysis reactor (4) for the conversion of UF6 into uranium oxyfluoride powder (UO2F2) and a pyrohydrolysis furnace (6) for converting the UO2F2 powder into UO2 powder. The nuclear fuel powder production plant also includes a packaging unit (20) for the UO2 powder comprising a filling station (22) having a chamber (26) for receiving a container (24) to be filled, a filling duct (28) supplied from the furnace (6) and a suction system (32) comprising a suction ring (34) disposed at the outlet (30) of the filling duct (28) for sucking an annular air flow (A) around a stream (P) of UO2 powder falling from the outlet (30) from the filling duct (28) into the container (24).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Serge PERRIN, Pascal ROUQUETTE