Patents Represented by Attorney Wiliam R. Moser

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  • Fuel element design for the enhanced destruction of plutonium in a nuclear reactor
    Patent number: 5887044
    Abstract: A uranium-free fuel for a fast nuclear reactor comprising an alloy of Pu, Zr and Hf, wherein Hf is present in an amount less than about 10% by weight of the alloy. The fuel may be in the form of a Pu alloy surrounded by a Zr--Hf alloy or an alloy of Pu--Zr--Hf or a combination of both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignee: The United States of America as respresented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventors: Douglas C. Crawford, Douglas L. Porter, Steven L. Hayes, Robert N. Hill