Patents by Inventor Valery Claude Lino G. HOST

Valery Claude Lino G. HOST 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).

  • A METHOD FOR THE DIGESTION OF A URANIUM BASED MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20230060822
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for at least partially digesting a uranium (U)-based target material which comprises at least one uranium-metal (U-Me) alloy containing Mn, Fe, Co or Ni and comprising at least a U6Me phase. By means of an accelerant in a basic solution, the uranium in U-Me alloy oxidizes to U(VI). The accelerant comprises in particular KMnO4 whilst the U-Me alloy comprises a U—Mn alloy. The alloy preferably comprises two phases of an eutectic system, in particular the U6Mn/UMn2 system. The use of the accelerant enables an enhanced digestion of the U-Me alloy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Andrew Ken CEA, Valery Claude Lino G. HOST, Ann Josefine Georgette LEENAERS, Christophe Etienne Michel WYLOCK, Sven VAN DEN BERGHE, Thomas PARDOEN
  • NUCLEAR FUEL FOR ISOTOPE EXTRACTION
    Publication number: 20210407696
    Abstract: A nuclear fuel, the nuclear fuel comprising uranium aluminide grains, wherein the uranium aluminide grain properties are selected for good isotope extraction after irradiation and chemical digestion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Andrew Ken CEA, Ann Josefine Georgette LEENAERS, Thomas PARDOEN, Sven VAN DEN BERGHE, Valery Claude Lino G. HOST, Christophe WYLOCK