Controlling a power output of a nuclear reaction without control rods

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11380448
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16237059

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A nuclear power system includes a reactor vessel that includes a reactor core mounted therein. The reactor core includes nuclear fuel assemblies configured to generate a nuclear fission reaction. The reaction vessel does not include any control rod assemblies therein. The nuclear power system further includes a riser positioned above the reactor core, a primary coolant flow path, a primary coolant that circulates through the primary coolant flow path to receive heat from the nuclear fission reaction and release the received heat to generate electric power in a power generation, and a control system communicably coupled to the power generation system and configured to control a power output of the nuclear fission reaction independent of any control rod assemblies.

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  • NUSCALE POWER, LLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bristol, Ben Philomath, US 7 15
Callaway, Allyson Corvallis, US 7 15
Linik, Larry Corvallis, US 7 15
Rooks, Kenneth Corvallis, US 7 15

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