Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Molten salt reactor
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Application No.: US15610124Application Date: 2017-05-31
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Publication No.: US10283224B2Publication Date: 2019-05-07
- Inventor: M. Sheldon Hansen
- Applicant: M. Sheldon Hansen
- 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: Kriton McConkie
- Agent David V. Tingey; Bryant J. Keller
- Main IPC: G21C1/16
- IPC: G21C1/16 ; G21C1/22 ; G21C3/10 ; G21C3/32 ; G21C3/54 ; G21C5/02 ; G21C5/12 ; G21C7/00 ; G21D7/00 ; G21C11/06 ; G21C19/14 ; G21C19/19 ; G21C3/336 ; G21D9/00

Abstract:
Systems and methods for providing and using molten salt reactors are described. While the systems can include any suitable component, in some cases, they include a graphite reactor core defining an internal space that houses one or more fuel wedges, where each wedge defines one or more fuel channels that extend from a first end to a second end of the wedge. In some cases, one or more of the fuel wedges comprise multiple wedge sections that are coupled together end to end and/or in any other suitable manner. In some cases, one or more alignment pins also extend between two sections of a fuel wedge to align the sections. In some cases, one or more seals are also disposed between two sections of a fuel wedge. Thus, in some cases, the reactor core can be relatively long (e.g., to be a pipeline reactor). Other implementations are also described.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170330639A1 MOLTEN SALT REACTOR Public/Granted day:2017-11-16
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