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Joining and sealing pressurized ceramic structures
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11,881,322
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Jan 23, 2024
General Atomics
Jonathan David Sheeder
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Fuel assembly arrangement for retaining fuel rod end plug to bottom...
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11,594,339
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Feb 28, 2023
Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
Jeffrey M. McCarty
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Systems and methods for debris-free nuclear component handling
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11,257,597
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Feb 22, 2022
Global Nuclear Fuel -- Americas, LLC
Brett M. Schulz
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Nuclear reactor with a self-supporting core
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11,227,694
Issue date
Jan 18, 2022
Luciano Cinotti
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Method to pressurize sic fuel cladding tube before end plug sealing...
Patent number
11,049,622
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Jun 29, 2021
Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
Robert L. Oelrich
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Resistance pressure weld for nuclear reactor fuel rod tube end plug
Patent number
11,049,623
Issue date
Jun 29, 2021
BWXT mPower, Inc.
Earl Brian Barger
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Method of manufacturing a reinforced nuclear fuel cladding using an...
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11,031,145
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Jun 8, 2021
Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
Edward J. Lahoda
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Nuclear reactor fuel rod and fuel assembly having bundled same
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10,796,807
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Oct 6, 2020
Hitachi, Ltd.
Ryou Ishibashi
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Double-sealed fuel rod end plug for ceramic-containing cladding
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10,734,121
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Aug 4, 2020
Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
Radu O. Pomirleanu
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Fuel assembly arrangement for retaining fuel rod end plug to bottom...
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10,720,246
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Jul 21, 2020
Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
Jeffrey M. McCarty
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Method of controlling pressure in a fuel rod
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10,692,610
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Jun 23, 2020
Westinghouse Electric Sweden AB
Thomas Rostvall
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Ceramic reinforced zirconium alloy nuclear fuel cladding with inter...
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10,593,434
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Mar 17, 2020
Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
Edward J. Lahoda
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Welded joint between a fuel element casing and a plug
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10,583,513
Issue date
Mar 10, 2020
State Atomic Energy Corporation “Rosatom” On Behalf of the Russian Federation
Nikolaj Serafimovich Gryaznov
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Method of sealing nuclear reactor fuel elements having a casing mad...
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10,580,537
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Mar 3, 2020
State Atomic Energy Corporation “Rosatom” On Behalf of the Russian Federation
Nikolaj Serafimovich Gryaznov
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Light water reactor fuel rod having ceramic cladding tube and ceram...
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10,541,057
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Jan 21, 2020
Hitachi, Ltd.
Ryou Ishibashi
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Molten salt reactor
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10,515,727
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Dec 24, 2019
Utah Green Energy Technologies, LLC
M. Sheldon Hansen
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Base plate mounted core components for reliable rod assembly and ra...
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10,510,451
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Dec 17, 2019
Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
Jeffrey M. McCarty
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Nuclear fuel rod
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10,475,542
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Nov 12, 2019
Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
William A. Byers
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Resistance pressure weld for nuclear reactor fuel rod tube end plug
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10,410,754
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Sep 10, 2019
BWXT mPower, Inc.
Earl Brian Barger
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Method of monitoring of resistance welding quality of nuclear fuel rod
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10,357,844
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Jul 23, 2019
Kepco Nuclear Fuel Co., Ltd.
Tae Hyung Na
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Molten salt reactor
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10,283,224
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May 7, 2019
Utah Green Energy Technologies, LLC
M. Sheldon Hansen
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Molten salt reactor core with reflector
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10,276,269
Issue date
Apr 30, 2019
Utah Green Energy Technologies, LLC
M. Sheldon Hansen
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SiC matrix fuel cladding tube with spark plasma sintered end plugs
Patent number
10,062,458
Issue date
Aug 28, 2018
Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
Peng Xu
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Resistance welding of an end cap for nuclear fuel rods
Patent number
9,922,731
Issue date
Mar 20, 2018
BWXT mPower, Inc.
Jeffrey T Lee
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Nuclear fuel element
Patent number
9,847,143
Issue date
Dec 19, 2017
Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
David A. Boatwright
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Chemical optimisation in a molten salt reactor
Patent number
9,837,173
Issue date
Dec 5, 2017
Ian Richard Scott
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Sinter bonded containment tube
Patent number
9,751,686
Issue date
Sep 5, 2017
Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc.
Lawrence M. Banach
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Method of laser welding a nuclear fuel rod
Patent number
9,586,287
Issue date
Mar 7, 2017
Westinghouse Electric Sweden AB
Sten Borell
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Multilayer tube in ceramic matrix composite material, resulting nuc...
Patent number
9,548,139
Issue date
Jan 17, 2017
Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique et Aux Energies Alternatives
Maxime Zabiego
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SiC matrix fuel cladding tube with spark plasma sintered end plugs
Patent number
9,455,053
Issue date
Sep 27, 2016
Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
Peng Xu
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PLATE-SHAPED NUCLEAR FUEL ELEMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME
Publication number
20240404714
Publication date
Dec 5, 2024
FRAMATOME
Bertrand STEPNIK
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Micro-Reactor Fuel Sleeve Assembly
Publication number
20240266078
Publication date
Aug 8, 2024
Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
Jeffrey SHOUP
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FUEL ASSEMBLY ARRANGEMENT FOR RETAINING FUEL ROD END PLUG TO BOTTOM...
Publication number
20240096511
Publication date
Mar 21, 2024
Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
Jeffrey M. MCCARTY
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Fuel Assembly
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20230386687
Publication date
Nov 30, 2023
Hitachi, Ltd
Kiyoshi FUJIMOTO
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NUCLEAR FUEL ROD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD
Publication number
20230386689
Publication date
Nov 30, 2023
FRAMATOME
Jérémy BISCHOFF
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COATINGS AND SURFACE MODIFICATIONS TO MITIGATE SiC CLADDING DURING...
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20230352199
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Nov 2, 2023
Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
Edward J. LAHODA
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ANNULAR NUCLEAR FUEL ROD
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20230132157
Publication date
Apr 27, 2023
Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
Luke C. OLSON
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END PLUG FOR SEALING COMPOSITE TUBULAR CERAMIC CLADDING OF FUEL ELE...
Publication number
20220415526
Publication date
Dec 29, 2022
BOCHVAR HIGH-TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR INORGANIC MATERIALS
Leonid Aleksandrovich KARPYUK
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MOLTEN METAL-FILLED SILICON CARBIDE FUEL CLADDING TUBE AND UNIFORM...
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20220130558
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Apr 28, 2022
General Atomics
Jiping Zhang
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A cladding tube for a fuel rod for nuclear reactors
Publication number
20220102017
Publication date
Mar 31, 2022
Westinghouse Electric Sweden AB
Lars-Erik BJERKE
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METHOD TO PRESSURIZE SIC FUEL CLADDING TUBE BEFORE END PLUG SEALING...
Publication number
20210375494
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Dec 2, 2021
Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
Robert L. Oelrich
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RESISTANCE PRESSURE WELD FOR NUCLEAR REACTOR FUEL ROD TUBE END PLUG
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20210335509
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Oct 28, 2021
BWXT mPower, Inc.
Earl Brian Barger
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JOINING AND SEALING PRESSURIZED CERAMIC STRUCTURES
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20210166825
Publication date
Jun 3, 2021
General Atomics
Jonathan David Sheeder
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FUEL ASSEMBLY ARRANGEMENT FOR RETAINING FUEL ROD END PLUG TO BOTTOM...
Publication number
20200312469
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Oct 1, 2020
Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
Jeffrey M. MCCARTY
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEBRIS-FREE NUCLEAR COMPONENT HANDLING
Publication number
20200211722
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Jul 2, 2020
Global Nuclear Fuel - Americas, LLC
Brett M. Schulz
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Coatings and Surface Modifications to Mitigate SiC Cladding During...
Publication number
20200161010
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May 21, 2020
Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
Edward J. Lahoda
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DOUBLE-SEALED FUEL ROD END PLUG FOR CERAMIC-CONTAINING CLADDING
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20200118696
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Apr 16, 2020
Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
RADU O. POMIRLEANU
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RESISTANCE PRESSURE WELD FOR NUCLEAR REACTOR FUEL ROD TUBE END PLUG
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20200051703
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Feb 13, 2020
BWXT mPower, Inc.
Earl Brian Barger
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Method to Pressurize Sic Fuel Cladding Tube Before End Plug Sealing...
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20190252081
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Aug 15, 2019
Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
Robert L. Oelrich
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NUCLEAR REACTOR WITH A SELF-SUPPORTING CORE
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20190189296
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Jun 20, 2019
Luciano Cinotti
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MOLTEN SALT REACTOR
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20190139655
Publication date
May 9, 2019
M. SHELDON HANSEN
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Base Plate Mounted Core Components for Reliable Rod Assembly and Ra...
Publication number
20190122776
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Apr 25, 2019
Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
Jeffrey M. McCarty
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WELDED JOINT BETWEEN A FUEL ELEMENT CASING AND A PLUG
Publication number
20190047070
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Feb 14, 2019
STATE ATOMIC ENERGY CORPORATION "ROSATOM" ON BEHALF OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Nikolaj Serafimovich GRYAZNOV
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METHOD OF SEALING NUCLEAR REACTOR FUEL ELEMENTS HAVING A CASING MAD...
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20190019586
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Jan 17, 2019
STATE ATOMIC ENERGY CORPORATION "ROSATOM"
Nikolaj Serafimovich GRYAZNOV
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BOTTOM NOZZLE AND FUEL ROD BOTTOM ENDPLUG WITH INTEGRATED FUEL ROD...
Publication number
20180308590
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Oct 25, 2018
Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC
JEFFREY M. MCCARTY
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RESISTANCE WELDING OF AN END CAP FOR NUCLEAR FUEL RODS
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20180261337
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Sep 13, 2018
BWXT mPower, Inc.
Jeffrey T. Lee
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METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A REINFORCED NUCLEAR FUEL CLADDING USING AN...
Publication number
20180254114
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Sep 6, 2018
Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC
EDWARD J. LAHODA
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RESISTANCE PRESSURE WELD FOR NUCLEAR REACTOR FUEL ROD TUBE END PLUG
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20180102192
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Apr 12, 2018
BWXT Nuclear Energy, Inc.
Earl Brian Barger
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METHOD OF CONTROLLING PRESSURE IN A FUEL ROD
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20180082758
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Mar 22, 2018
Westinghouse Electric Sweden AB
Thomas Rostvall
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NUCLEAR FUEL ROD
Publication number
20170372802
Publication date
Dec 28, 2017
Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
WILLIAM A. BYERS
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