G21C 19/08
Means for heating fuel elements before introduction into the core
Official title: Means for heating fuel elements before introduction into the core; Means for heating or cooling fuel elements after removal from the core
G21C19/08 (Means for heating fuel elements before introduction into the core) appears on 35 US grants and 37 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G21C- Granted patents
- 35
- Published applications
- 37
- Assignees
- 26
- Inventors
- 130
- Latest grant
- 17 Feb 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Fuel handling system, layout, and process for nuclear reactor17 Feb 2026US 12,555,694 B2TerraPower, LLC
- Passively-cooled spent nuclear fuel pool system30 Dec 2025US 12,512,230 B2Smr Inventec, LLC
- Fuel handling system, layout, and process for nuclear reactor12 Aug 2025US 12,387,856 B2TerraPower, LLC
- Fuel salt shipping system1 Jul 2025US 12,347,577 B1Natura Resources LLC
- Passive cooling device for casks containing nuclear fuel9 Aug 2022US 11,410,784 B2Holtec International
- Bubble-enhanced natural convection reactor flow10 Sep 2026US 2026/0269095 A1
- In-situ evaporative removal of liquid metal coolant from nuclear reactor fuel rods and components25 Jun 2026US 2026/0179794 A1Aalo Holdings, Inc., dba Aalo Atomics
- Fuel handling system, layout, and process for nuclear reactor25 Jun 2026US 2026/0179795 A1TerraPower, LLC
- Fuel salt shipping system30 Apr 2026US 2026/0120901 A1Natura Resources LLC
- Fuel salt shipping system5 Mar 2026US 2026/0066144 A1Natura Resources LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Dry storage facility for irradiated nuclear reactor fuel elements40US 4,525,324 ADeutsche Gesellschaft fur Wiederaufarbeitung von Kernbrennstoffen mbH · 1985
- Incoming and outgoing air conveyance for dry storage with self heating radioactive materials39US 4,356,146 A1982
- Process for carrying away the decay heat of radioactive substances18US 4,404,165 AHoechst Aktiengesellschaft · 1983
- Dry storage arrangements for nuclear fuel14US 4,832,903 AThe English Electric Company Limited · 1989
- Nuclear reactor refueling system13US 4,096,031 AWestinghouse Electric Corp. · 1978