Patents by Inventor Ser Gi Hong

Ser Gi Hong 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).

  • Liquid-metal-cooled fast reactor core comprising nuclear fuel assembly with nuclear fuel rods with varying fuel cladding thickness in each of the reactor core regions
    Patent number: 8693611
    Abstract: A liquid-metal cooled fast reactor core having a nuclear fuel assembly constituted of nuclear fuel rods with varying cladding thicknesses in reactor core regions, in which: the nuclear fuel assembly (1) of a liquid-metal cooled fast reactor includes nuclear fuel assemblies (1a, 1b and 1c) in inner, middle and outer reactor core regions, respectively, and is installed in a hexagonal duct (3) with nuclear fuel materials (2-2a, 2-2b and 2-2c) surrounded by respective claddings (2-1a, 2-1b and 2-1c), and the claddings (2-1a, 2-1b and 2-1c) of a nuclear fuel rod (2a) in the inner reactor core region, a nuclear fuel rod (2b) in the middle reactor core region and a nuclear fuel rod (2c) in the outer reactor core region are formed at different thicknesses. The reactor core can flatten power distribution using a single-enrichment nuclear fuel in the liquid-metal cooled fast reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignees: Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ser Gi Hong, Yeong-Il Kim, Sang Ji Kim, Do-Hee Hahn
  • LIQUID-METAL-COOLED FAST REACTOR CORE COMPRISING NUCLEAR FUEL ASSEMBLY WITH NUCLEAR FUEL RODS WITH VARYING FUEL CLADDING THICKNESS IN EACH OF THE REACTOR CORE REGIONS
    Publication number: 20100135452
    Abstract: A liquid-metal cooled fast reactor core having a nuclear fuel assembly constituted of nuclear fuel rods with varying cladding thicknesses in reactor core regions, in which: the nuclear fuel assembly (1) of a liquid-metal cooled fast reactor includes nuclear fuel assemblies (1a, 1b and 1c) in inner, middle and outer reactor core regions, respectively, and is installed in a hexagonal duct (3) with nuclear fuel materials (2-2a, 2-2b and 2-2c) surrounded by respective claddings (2-1a, 2-1b and 2-1c), and the claddings (2-1a, 2-1b and 2-1c) of a nuclear fuel rod (2a) in the inner reactor core region, a nuclear fuel rod (2b) in the middle reactor core region and a nuclear fuel rod (2c) in the outer reactor core region are formed at different thicknesses. The reactor core can flatten power distribution using a single-enrichment nuclear fuel in the liquid-metal cooled fast reactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2007
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicants: Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ser Gi Hong, Yeong-II Kim, Sang Ji Kim, Do-Hee Hahn