Apparatuses for stabilizing fuel containing reactive sodium metal

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9105364
APP PUB NO 20150194228A1
SERIAL NO

14493534

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A method of stabilizing a fuel containing a reactive sodium metal may include puncturing a cladding of a fuel pin enclosing the fuel containing the reactive sodium metal to form an injection passage and an extraction passage. A reaction gas may be injected into the fuel pin through the injection passage to react with the reactive sodium metal to form a stable sodium compound. A ratio of a product gas and a remaining quantity of the reaction gas exiting the fuel pin through the extraction passage is subsequently measured, wherein the product gas is a reaction product of the reaction gas and the reactive sodium metal within the fuel pin. Once the measured ratio indicates that a reaction between the reaction gas and the reactive sodium metal is complete, the injection passage and the extraction passage are sealed so as to confine the stable sodium compound within the fuel pin.

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GE-HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLCWILMINGTON NC 28401

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Dooies, Brett Jameson Wilmington, US 6 9
Loewen, Eric Paul Wilmington, US 23 51
Triplett, Brian S Wilmington, US 9 18

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