Patents Represented by Attorney I. J. James, Jr.

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  • Nuclear reactor control rod
    Patent number: 4676948
    Abstract: A control rod for a nuclear reactor wherein plates of neutron absorbing material (e.g. hafnium) are used in the upper portion thereof and tubes containing a different neutron absorbing material (e.g. boron) are positioned beneath the plates. To relieve the tubes of the weight of the plates, the plates are attached to support members of the control rod frame, to prevent or reduce the area of a gap between the plates and the tubes, joints therebetween are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1985
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1987
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: James E. Cearley, Kenneth R. Izzo
  • Automated monitoring of fissile and fertile materials in large waste containers
    Patent number: 4620100
    Abstract: A system for determining the U-235 and U-238 content in a box of radioactive waste material. The system utilizes a passive arrangement which detects spontaneous gamma ray emission from the material in combination with an active arrangement including a neutron source for activating the material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1983
    Date of Patent: October 28, 1986
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Frederick C. Schoenig, Jr., Sharon G. Glendinning, Timothy Schick, Samuel Untermyer, II