US3071527A
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Nuclear reactor
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1957-03-19
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Granted: 1963-01-01
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Expires: 1977-03-19
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Young Gale
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 18:31
CPC Classifications
G; G21; G21C; G21C1/00; G21C1/04; G21C1/06; G21C1/14; G21C1/16; G21C15/00; G21C15/20; G21C3/00; G21C3/30; G21C3/32; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E30/00; Y02E30/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
154 words
A NEUTRONIC REACTOR IN WHICH HEAVY WATER IS USED AS A MODERATOR AND A LIQUID METAL IS USED AS A COOLANT, SAID REACTOR COMPRISING A VESSEL FOR CONTAINING THE HEAVY WATER MODERATOR, A TUBULAR OUTER CONDUIT EXTENDING THROUGH THE TOP AND BOTTOM WALLS OF THE VESSEL, THE CONDUIT BEING CLOSED AT THE LOWER END AND HAVING AN OUTLET AT THE UPPER END, A TUBULAR INNER CONDUIT CONCENTRICALLY DISPOSED WITHIN THE OUTER CONDUIT IN SPACED RELATION THERETO HAVING AN INLET END ENTERING THROUGH THE OUTER CONDUIT NEAR THE UPPER END THEREOF AND AN OUTLET ADJAENT TO THE LOWER END OF THE OUTER CONDUIT, A PLURALITY OF FUEL RODS CONTAINING FISSIONABLE MATERIAL SUPPORTED IN UNIFORM SPACED RELATION BETWEEN SAID INNER AND OUTER, CONDUITS, AN INSULATING JACKET SPACED FROM SAID CONCENTRICALLY SURROUNDING THAT PORTION OF THE OUTER CONDUIT WITHIN THE VESSEL AND THE LOWER END THEREOF, MEANS FOR CIRCULATING LIQUID METAL COOLANT THROUGH THE CONDUITS WHEREBY SAID
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
154 words
A NEUTRONIC REACTOR IN WHICH HEAVY WATER IS USED AS A MODERATOR AND A LIQUID METAL IS USED AS A COOLANT, SAID REACTOR COMPRISING A VESSEL FOR CONTAINING THE HEAVY WATER MODERATOR, A TUBULAR OUTER CONDUIT EXTENDING THROUGH THE TOP AND BOTTOM WALLS OF THE VESSEL, THE CONDUIT BEING CLOSED AT THE LOWER END AND HAVING AN OUTLET AT THE UPPER END, A TUBULAR INNER CONDUIT CONCENTRICALLY DISPOSED WITHIN THE OUTER CONDUIT IN SPACED RELATION THERETO HAVING AN INLET END ENTERING THROUGH THE OUTER CONDUIT NEAR THE UPPER END THEREOF AND AN OUTLET ADJAENT TO THE LOWER END OF THE OUTER CONDUIT, A PLURALITY OF FUEL RODS CONTAINING FISSIONABLE MATERIAL SUPPORTED IN UNIFORM SPACED RELATION BETWEEN SAID INNER AND OUTER, CONDUITS, AN INSULATING JACKET SPACED FROM SAID CONCENTRICALLY SURROUNDING THAT PORTION OF THE OUTER CONDUIT WITHIN THE VESSEL AND THE LOWER END THEREOF, MEANS FOR CIRCULATING LIQUID METAL COOLANT THROUGH THE CONDUITS WHEREBY SAID
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1965-12-31 | 1966-07-02 | 1967-01-01 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1969-12-31 | 1970-07-02 | 1971-01-01 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1973-12-31 | 1974-07-02 | 1975-01-01 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |