G21C 19/34
Apparatus or processes for dismantling nuclear fuel
Official title: Apparatus or processes for dismantling nuclear fuel, e.g. before reprocessing {; Apparatus or processes for dismantling strings of spent fuel elements}(shielded cells G21F7/00)
G21C19/34 (Apparatus or processes for dismantling nuclear fuel) appears on 130 US grants and 37 published applications in this corpus.
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Granted patents
Recent patents
- Modular, integrated, automated, compact, and proliferation-hardened method to chemically recycle used nuclear fuel (UNF) originating from nuclear reactors to recover a mixture of transuranic (TRU) elements for advanced reactor fuel to recycle uranium and zirconium25 Mar 2025US 12,260,967 B2Curio Solutions LLC
- Method of magnetically removing an irradiated capsule from a burnable absorber rodlet31 Dec 2024US 12,183,473 B2Westinghouse Electric Corp.
- Apparatus and method for volume reduction for nuclear decommissioning and refurbishment24 Sep 2024US 12,100,522 B2Ats Corporation
- Modular, integrated, automated, compact, and proliferation-hardened method to chemically recycle used nuclear fuel (UNF) originating from nuclear reactors to recover a mixture of transuranic (TRU) elements for advanced reactor fuel to recycle uranium and zirconium6 Feb 2024US 11,894,154 B2Curio Solutions LLC
- Device for magnetically removing a capsule containing Co-60 from a burnable absorber rodlet14 Nov 2023US 11,817,223 B2Westinghouse Electric Corp.
- Conversion of spent nuclear fuel to fluoride salt fuel for molten salt reactors11 Jun 2026US 2026/0162841 A1Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
- Cutting device and method for cutting a nuclear core component2 Oct 2025US 2025/0308718 A1Framatome
- Method of magnetically removing an irradiated capsule from a burnable absorber rodlet20 Mar 2025US 2025/0095873 A1Westinghouse Electric Corp.
- Cyclic amine monoamides for extracting uranium(vi) and plutonium(iv) and for separating them without reducing plutonium(iv)12 Dec 2024US 2024/0410034 A1
- Mechanical modification of nuclear waste for disposal15 Aug 2024US 2024/0274312 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus for positioning, connecting and handling components27US 4,545,569 ADeutsche Gesellschaft fur Wiederaufarbeitung von Kernbrennstoffen mbH · 1985
- Spent fuel consolidation system24US 4,441,242 AWestinghouse Electric Corp. · 1984
- Arrangement for receiving and method for handling spent nuclear reactor fuel rods23US 4,636,351 ASiemens Aktiengesellschaft · 1987
- Spent fuel consolidation system22US 4,446,098 AWestinghouse Electric Corp. · 1984
- Method and device for cutting a bundle of tubes21US 4,091,699 ACommissariat A L' Energie Atomique · 1978