Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Molten salt reactor that includes multiple fuel wedges that define fuel channels
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Application No.: US14859100Application Date: 2015-09-18
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Publication No.: US10283223B2Publication Date: 2019-05-07
- Inventor: M. Sheldon Hansen
- Applicant: UTAH GREEN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- Applicant Address: US UT Highland
- Assignee: Utah Green Energy Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee: Utah Green Energy Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US UT Highland
- Agency: Kirton McConkie
- Agent David B. Tingey; Bryant J. Keller
- Main IPC: G21C1/14
- IPC: G21C1/14 ; G21C1/16 ; G21C1/22 ; G21C5/02 ; G21C19/14 ; G21C19/19 ; G21C11/06 ; G21C5/12 ; G21D9/00

Abstract:
Systems and methods for providing a molten salt reactor can include a graphite reactor core that defines an internal space, with multiple fuel wedges being received in the internal space, and with the wedges each defining a fuel channel extending from a first end to a second end of each of the wedges. The reactor can further include a fuel pin rod that defines an internal fuel conduit and that is disposed between at least two of the wedges. The reactor core can also define a fuel ingress port and a fuel egress port. The reactor core can further be rotatably received within a reactor housing such that the ports are configured to become at least one of more occluded and less occluded as the reactor core rotates.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170084354A1 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A MOLTEN SALT REACTOR Public/Granted day:2017-03-23
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