Abstract: A reflector assembly for a molten chloride fast reactor (MCFR) includes a support structure with a substantially cylindrical base plate, a substantially cylindrical top plate, and a plurality of circumferentially spaced ribs extending between the base plate and the top plate. The support structure is configured to encapsulate a reactor core for containing nuclear fuel. The MCFR also includes a plurality of tube members disposed within the support structure and extending axially between the top plate and the bottom plate. The plurality of tube members are configured to hold at least one reflector material to reflect fission born neutrons back to a center of the reactor core.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 12, 2019
Date of Patent:
July 27, 2021
Assignee:
TerraPower, LLC
Inventors:
Anselmo T. Cisneros, Jr., Charles Gregory Freeman, Kevin Kramer, Jeffery F. Latkowski
Abstract: An apparatus for generating medical isotopes provides an annular fissile solution vessel surrounding a neutron generator. The annular fissile solution vessel provides for good capture of the emitted neutrons and a geometry that provides enhanced stability in an aqueous reactor. A neutron multiplier and/or a neutron moderator may be used to improve the efficiency and control the criticality of the reaction in the annular fissile solution vessel.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 5, 2011
Date of Patent:
June 25, 2019
Assignee:
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
Inventors:
Gregory Richard Piefer, Thad Alexander Heltemes, Eric Nicholas Van Abel, Ross Francis Radel