Patents by Inventor Kee Soo Cho

Kee Soo Cho 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).

  • Process for recovering isolated uranium from spent nuclear fuel using a highly alkaline carbonate solution
    Patent number: 7749469
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process for recovery of uranium from a spent nuclear fuel using a carbonate solution, characterized by excellent proliferation resistance of preventing leaching of transuranium element (TRU) nuclides such as Pu, Np, Am, Cm, etc. from the spent nuclear fuel as well as environmental friendliness of minimizing waste generation, wherein a highly alkaline carbonate solution is used to separate uranium alone from the spent nuclear fuel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute
    Inventors: Kwang Wook Kim, Eil Hee Lee, Dong Young Chung, Han Bum Yang, Jae Kwan Lim, Kee Soo Cho, Kee Chan Song, Kyu Seok Song, Kwang Yong Jee
  • Process for Recovering Isolated Uranium From Spent Nuclear Fuel Using a Highly Alkaline Carbonate Solution
    Publication number: 20090269261
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process for recovery of uranium from a spent nuclear fuel using a carbonate solution, characterized by excellent proliferation resistance of preventing leaching of transuranium element (TRU) nuclides such as Pu, Np, Am, Cm, etc. from the spent nuclear fuel as well as environmental friendliness of minimizing waste generation, wherein a highly alkaline carbonate solution is used to separate uranium alone from the spent nuclear fuel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute
    Inventors: Kwang Wook KIM, Eil Hee Lee, Dong Young Chung, Han Bum Yang, Jae Kwan Lim, Kee Soo Cho, Kee Chan Song, Kyu Seok Song, Kwang Yong Jee