公开(公告)号：US20070133731A1

公开(公告)日：2007-06-14

申请号：US11002680

申请日：2004-12-03

申请人： Russell Fawcett ,  Randy Gonzales ,  Russell Higgins ,  Robert James ,  Michael Kiernan ,  William Russell ,  Steven Shelton ,  David Smith ,  Russell Stachowski ,  Lukas Trosman

发明人： Russell Fawcett ,  Randy Gonzales ,  Russell Higgins ,  Robert James ,  Michael Kiernan ,  William Russell ,  Steven Shelton ,  David Smith ,  Russell Stachowski ,  Lukas Trosman

IPC分类号： G21G1/00

CPC分类号： G01S13/9303 ,  G21C1/303 ,  G21G1/02

摘要： In a method of producing isotopes in a light water power reactor, one or more targets within the reactor may be irradiated under a neutron flux to produce one or more isotopes. The targets may be assembled into one or more fuel bundles that are to be loaded in a core of the reactor at a given outage. Power operations in the reactor irradiate the fuel bundles so as to generate desired isotopes, such as one or more radioisotopes at a desired specific activity or stable isotopes at a desired concentration.

摘要翻译： 在轻水动力反应器中产生同位素的方法中，反应器内的一个或多个靶可以在中子通量下照射以产生一种或多种同位素。 目标可以组装成一个或多个燃料束，其将在给定的中断时被装载在反应器的核心中。 反应堆中的电力操作照射燃料束，以产生所需的同位素，例如具有所需比活度的一种或多种放射性同位素或所需浓度的稳定同位素。

公开(公告)号：US20070133734A1

公开(公告)日：2007-06-14

申请号：US11002677

申请日：2004-12-03

申请人： Russell Fawcett ,  Randy Gonzales ,  Russell Higgins ,  Robert James ,  Michael Kiernan ,  William Russell ,  Steven Shelton ,  David Smith ,  Russell Stachowski ,  Lukas Trosman

发明人： Russell Fawcett ,  Randy Gonzales ,  Russell Higgins ,  Robert James ,  Michael Kiernan ,  William Russell ,  Steven Shelton ,  David Smith ,  Russell Stachowski ,  Lukas Trosman

IPC分类号： G21C3/34

CPC分类号： G21C1/303 ,  G21C3/14 ,  G21C3/326 ,  G21Y2002/303 ,  G21Y2004/303 ,  Y02E30/38

摘要： A rod assembly for a fuel bundle of a nuclear reactor may include an upper end piece, lower end piece and a plurality of rod segments attached between the upper and lower end pieces and to each other so as to form an axial length of the rod assembly. The rod assembly may include an adaptor subassembly provided at given connection points for connecting adjacent rod segments or a given rod segment with one of the upper and lower end pieces. The connection points along the axial length of the rod assembly may be located where the rod assembly contacts a spacer in the fuel bundle. One (or more) of the rod segments may include an irradiation target therein for producing a desired isotope when a fuel bundle containing one (or more) rod assemblies is irradiated in a core of the reactor.

摘要翻译： 用于核反应堆的燃料束的杆组件可以包括上端件，下端件和多个杆段，其连接在上端部件和下端部件之间并且彼此连接以形成杆组件的轴向长度 。 杆组件可以包括设置在给定连接点处的适配器子组件，用于将相邻的杆段或给定的杆段与上端部件和下端件之一连接。 沿着杆组件的轴向长度的连接点可以位于杆组件接触燃料束中的间隔件的位置。 当在反应器的核心中照射含有一个（或多个）棒组件的燃料束时，一个（或多个）棒段可包括其中的辐射靶，用于产生期望的同位素。