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US 2022/0093281 A1Published application
Aneutronic Nuclear Fuel
OwnerAustin Loinventor
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Abstract
A nuclear fuel cell includes a net neutron-producing material, a neutron-consuming material, and a neutron-moderating material. Upon exposure of the net-producing material, the neutron-moderating material, and the neutron-consuming material to a neutron source, a ratio of the net neutron-producing material to (i) the neutron-consuming material and (ii) the neutron-moderating material is operable to convert neutrons into charged particles without producing net neutrons.
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A nuclear fuel cell comprising:
- a net neutron-producing material;
- a neutron-consuming material;
- and
- a neutron-moderating material,
- wherein, upon exposure of the net neutron-producing material, the neutron-moderating material, and the neutron-consuming material to a neutron source, a ratio of the net neutron-producing material to (i) the neutron-consuming material and (ii) the neutron-moderating material is operable to convert neutrons into charged particles without producing net neutrons.
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A method of generating electricity, the method comprising:
- producing a plurality of neutrons with a first material;
- consuming at least one of the plurality of neutrons with a second material;
- moderating a quantity of the plurality of neutrons with a third material;
- exposing the first material, the second material, and the third material to a neutron source;
- and
- converting at least one of the plurality of neutrons into a charged particle without producing a neutron.
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A nuclear fuel cell comprising:
- a net neutron-producing material defining a thickness T1;
- a neutron-consuming material;
- a neutron-moderating material;
- and
- a cladding surrounding the net neutron-producing material and defining a second thickness T2,
- wherein, a ratio of the thickness T1 to the thickness T2 is operable to increase a rate of transmission of electrons from an emitter to a collector.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.