Patents by Inventor Edward C. ANDERSEN

Edward C. ANDERSEN 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).

  • Method and system for external alternate suppression pool cooling for a BWR
    Patent number: 10395784
    Abstract: A method and system for external alternate suppression pool cooling for a Boiling Water Nuclear Reactor (BWR) that does not breach the Mark I primary containment. The external cooling system may include a heat sink fluidly coupled to cooling coils surrounding the suppression pool. Cool water may be pumped through the cooling coils without the need for normal plant electrical power, which is ideal during a plant emergency. The cooling system may also be operated and controlled from a remote location to protect the safety of plant personnel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: GE-HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC
    Inventors: Robert J. Ginsberg, Edward C. Andersen
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EXTERNAL ALTERNATE SUPPRESSION POOL COOLING FOR A BWR
    Publication number: 20140072088
    Abstract: A method and system for external alternate suppression pool cooling for a Boiling Water Nuclear Reactor (BWR) that does not breach the Mark I primary containment. The external cooling system may include a heat sink fluidly coupled to cooling coils surrounding the suppression pool. Cool water may be pumped through the cooling coils without the need for normal plant electrical power, which is ideal during a plant emergency. The cooling system may also be operated and controlled from a remote location to protect the safety of plant personnel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: GE-HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC
    Inventors: Robert J. GINSBERG, Edward C. ANDERSEN