그림 16. 피인용 수에 따른 특허 수의 분포
| ○ | 핵융합에너지 기술에 속하는 특허 992편 중 (2020-2024년 출판된 특허), 적어도 1회 이상 인용된 특허 수는 196편(19.76%)임. |
| ○ | 핵융합에너지 기술에 속하는 특허 중 피인용수가 높은 특허 리스트를 표 18 에 나타내었음. |
표 18. 고 피인용 특허 목록
| 번호 | 특허제목(미국특허번호) | 출원인 | 패밀리 특허번호 | 피인용 수 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Molten fuel nuclear reactor with neutron reflecting coolant (10867710) |
TerraPower, LLC(US, WA, Bellevue) | US 2018068750 A1 20180308; US 10867710 B2 20201215; US 2021210224 A1 20210708; US 11798694 B2 20231024 | 12 |
| 2 | Fission product getter (10685750) |
TERRAPOWER, LLC.(US, WA, Bellevue) | US 2020373023 A1 20201126; US 11501883 B2 20221115; US 2023104365 A1 20230406; US 11776701 B2 20231003; EP 3427269 B1 20230726; EP 3427269 A2 20190116; KR 20180120213 A 20181105; KR 102340575 B1 20211221; JP 7037493 B2 20220316; EP 4235693 A2 20230830; EP 4235693 A3 20231011; JP 2019511709 A 20190425; US 2017263339 A1 20170914; US 10685750 B2 20200616; RU 2726648 C1 20200715; CN 108780667 B 20230310; CN 108780667 A 20181109; CA 3008889 A1 20171005; CN 116313172 A 20230623; WO 2017172298 A3 20171221; WO 2017172298 A2 20171005 | 11 |
| 3 | Neutron reflector assembly for dynamic spectrum shifting (10734122) |
TerraPower, LLC(US, WA, Bellevue) | US 10734122 B2 20200804; US 2017092381 A1 20170330; CA 2999894 A1 20170406; WO 2017059360 A1 20170406; CN 108352200 A 20180731; CN 108352200 B 20211109; EP 3357068 B1 20200617; EP 3357068 A1 20180808 | 11 |
| 4 | Sodium cesium vapor trap system and method (10636532) |
TerraPower, LLC(US, PA, Bellevue) | WO 2018044370 A3 20180405; WO 2018044370 A2 20180308; US 2020258644 A1 20200813; US 11257600 B2 20220222; CA 3016932 A1 20180308; US 10636532 B2 20200428; US 2017337995 A1 20171123; CN 109074883 A 20181221 | 10 |
| 5 | Passive reactivity control of nuclear thermal propulsion reactors (10643754) |
Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation(US, WA, Seattle) | WO 2017222614 A3 20180322; WO 2017222614 A2 20171228; US 11417437 B2 20220816; US 2020273588 A1 20200827; US 10643754 B2 20200505; US 2017263345 A1 20170914; US 2022375641 A1 20221124 | 7 |
| 6 | Molten fuel reactor thermal management configurations (11367536) |
TerraPower, LLC(US, WA, Bellevue) | US 2020279660 A1 20200903; US 11367536 B2 20220621; JP 2019516970 A 20190620; JP 7039487 B2 20220322; EA 035652 B1 20200722; EA 201892166 A1 20190531; CA 3018386 A1 20171109; BR 112018071325 A2 20190205; KR 20220038532 A 20220328; KR 102515866 B1 20230329; US 2017316840 A1 20171102; AU 2017260307 A1 20180927; MX 2018013287 A 20190509; AU 2017260307 B2 20220526; KR 20190004751 A 20190114; KR 102377348 B1 20220322; JP 2019516972 A 20190620; JP 6960413 B2 20211105; MX 2018013288 A 20190826; CN 109074875 A 20181221; JP 7170816 B2 20221114; JP 2022003348 A 20220111; EP 3453023 A1 20190313; EP 3453023 B1 20220323; AU 2017261230 A1 20181011; AU 2017261230 A8 20201105; AU 2017261230 B2 20220224; US 2022301729 A1 20220922; US 2017316841 A1 20171102; US 10741293 B2 20200811; WO 2017192607 A1 20171109; EA 037791 B1 20210521; CA 3018440 A1 20171109; CA 3018440 C 20210706; BR 112018069844 B1 20230502; BR 112018069844 A2 20190129; EA 037791 B8 20210628; EA 201892178 A1 20190531; EP 3453025 B1 20200219; EP 3453025 B8 20200513; EP 3453025 A2 20190313; MX 2018013286 A 20190826; CN 109074874 A 20181221; CA 3018444 C 20210706; CA 3018444 A1 20171109; KR 102346034 B1 20211231; KR 20190003704 A 20190109; AU 2017261231 A1 20181011; AU 2017261231 B2 20211021; EP 3453024 B1 20200909; EP 3453024 A2 20190313; WO 2017192464 A2 20171109; WO 2017192464 A3 20180301; KR 20190004752 A 20190114; KR 102406810 B1 20220613; WO 2017192463 A2 20171109; WO 2017192463 A3 20180301; WO 2017192463 A8 20181108; AU 2021277692 B2 20230316; AU 2021277692 A1 20211223; CN 109074876 B 20230425; CN 109074876 A 20181221; EA 201892167 A1 20190531; EA 038588 B1 20210920; JP 2019516975 A 20190620; JP 6961620 B2 20211105; BR 112018072071 B1 20230110; BR 112018072071 A2 20190409 | 6 |
| 7 | Leak detection and containment for liquid cooled computing (10638645) |
AMAZON TECH INC(US, WA, Seattle) | US 10638645 B1 20200428 | 6 |
| 8 | Sample holder for measuring nuclear heating in a nuclear reactor, and calorimetric cell including at least one such sample holder (10755823) |
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES(FR, Paris); UNIVERSITE D'AIX-MARSEILLE(FR, Marseilles) | FR 3034867 A1 20161014; FR 3034867 B1 20200131; US 2018090236 A1 20180329; US 10755823 B2 20200825; JP 2018518658 A 20180712; JP 6710703 B2 20200617; EP 3280985 A1 20180214; EP 3280985 B1 20200826; WO 2016162470 A1 20161013; KR 102629094 B1 20240124; KR 20170135894 A 20171208 | 6 |
| 9 | Fission reaction control in a molten salt reactor (11170901) |
TerraPower, LLC(US, WA, Bellevue) | WO 2016109579 A1 20160707; RU 2017124582 A3 20190621; RU 2709966 C2 20191225; RU 2017124582 A 20190201; CN 107004446 B 20190913; CN 107004446 A 20170801; WO 2016109565 A3 20160929; WO 2016109565 A2 20160707; BR 112017009664 A2 20171219; MX 2017008725 A 20180410; EP 3241217 B1 20190529; US 2020118698 A1 20200416; EP 3241217 A1 20171108; US 2016189812 A1 20160630; US 11170901 B2 20211109; US 2016189813 A1 20160630; CA 2967463 A1 20160707; JP 2018506047 A 20180301; CA 2967463 C 20230801; JP 7060381 B2 20220426; CN 107112055 B 20200915; EP 3241218 A2 20171108; EP 3241218 A4 20181010; EP 3241218 B1 20210324; KR 20170100027 A 20170901; KR 102548067 B1 20230626; CN 107112055 A 20170829; MX 2017008724 A 20180410; JP 2018507396 A 20180315; AU 2015374124 B2 20201015; AU 2015374124 A1 20170525; WO 2016109442 A1 20160707; CA 2967467 C 20230801; CA 2967467 A1 20160707; EP 3822987 A1 20210519; JP 2018500574 A 20180111; US 2016189806 A1 20160630; US 10438705 B2 20191008; JP 6735279 B2 20200805; CN 107112054 A 20170829; KR 20170104149 A 20170914; KR 102484831 B1 20230104; CA 2967473 A1 20160707; RU 2017124543 A 20190131; RU 2718961 C2 20200415; RU 2017124543 A3 20191220 | 5 |
| 10 | Container and system for handling damaged nuclear fuel, and method of making the same (10692617) |
HOLTEC INTERNATIONAL(US, NJ, Camden) | US 9748009 B2 20170829; US 2014219408 A1 20140807; US 2018025800 A1 20180125; US 10692617 B2 20200623; WO 2013055445 A2 20130418; WO 2013055445 A3 20130606; JP 2014529737 A 20141113; US 2020312473 A1 20201001 | 5 |
| 11 | Mobile heat pipe cooled fast reactor system (10643756) |
Triad National Security, LLC(US, NM, Los Alamos) | US 10643756 B2 20200505; US 2016027536 A1 20160128; US 2020373029 A1 20201126; US 11515053 B2 20221129; WO 2014176069 A3 20151029; WO 2014176069 A2 20141030; US 2022406480 A1 20221222 | 5 |
| 12 | Nuclear reactor light-based fuel alignment systems and methods (10744658) |
GE HITACHI NUCL ENERGY AMERICA(US, NC, Wilmington) | EP 2915637 B1 20180411; EP 2915637 A1 20150909; TW I670728 B 20190901; TW 201535415 A 20150916; ES 2676618 T3 20180723; US 2020203031 A1 20200625; US 10744658 B2 20200818; JP 2015212202 A 20151126; JP 6200441 B2 20170920; MX 2015002784 A 20151106; MX 358708 B 20180831 | 5 |
| 13 | Integrated system for converting nuclear energy into electrical, rotational and thermal energy (10685756) |
NuGen, LLC(US, NC, Charlotte) | WO 2019092522 A2 20190516; WO 2019092522 A3 20190725; US 10685756 B2 20200616; US 2020005954 A1 20200102; US 2019148027 A1 20190516; US 10755826 B2 20200825; AU 2018364532 A1 20200521; AU 2018364532 B2 20231207; US 11482346 B2 20221025; US 2021110946 A1 20210415; CA 3082353 A1 20190516; US 2020005953 A1 20200102; US 10685755 B2 20200616; US 10784006 B2 20200922; US 2020005955 A1 20200102 | 4 |
| 14 | Anti-proliferation safeguards for nuclear fuel salts (11276503) |
TerraPower, LLC(US, WA, Bellevue) | US 2020211724 A1 20200702; US 11276503 B2 20220315; US 2022139577 A1 20220505 | 4 |
| 15 | Universal inverted reactor (11437156) |
BWXT Nuclear Energy, Inc.(US, VA, Lynchburg) | US 2022068512 A1 20220303; WO 2020005712 A2 20200102; WO 2020005712 A3 20200402; WO 2020005712 A9 20200227; CA 3215409 A1 20200102; CA 3099807 A1 20200102; JP 7250190 B2 20230331; JP 2022091945 A 20220621; KR 20210021978 A 20210302; US 11437156 B2 20220906; US 2020027585 A1 20200123; RU 2021127618 A 20211116; RU 2760231 C1 20211123; JP 7117402 B2 20220812; JP 2021527831 A 20211014; US 11636957 B2 20230425 | 4 |
| 16 | Fail-safe reactivity compensation method for a nuclear reactor (11043309) |
BWXT Technical Services Group, Inc.(US, VA, Lynchburg) | US 9875818 B2 20180123; US 2014105349 A1 20140417; US 2021313081 A1 20211007; US 2017372804 A1 20171228; US 11043309 B2 20210622 | 4 |
| 17 | Functionally graded lattice cermet fuel structure with shape corresponding to a mathematically-based periodic solid, particularly for nuclear thermal propulsion applications (11424041) |
BWXT Advanced Technologies LLC(US, VA, Lynchburg) | US 11817225 B2 20231114; US 2022351870 A1 20221103; EP 3948898 A2 20220209; EP 3948898 A4 20230322; US 2024038405 A1 20240201; KR 20210141730 A 20211123; CA 3209492 A1 20210107; JP 2022521858 A 20220412; US 2024038406 A1 20240201; US 2020365290 A1 20201119; US 11424041 B2 20220823; CA 3130721 A1 20210107; WO 2021002903 A2 20210107; WO 2021002903 A3 20210211 | 4 |
| 18 | Salt wall in a molten salt reactor (11136245) |
Alpha Tech Research Corp(US, UT, Bountiful) | US 2022250936 A1 20220811; US 2020180975 A1 20200611; WO 2020123513 A2 20200618; WO 2020123513 A3 20200813; WO 2020123509 A1 20200618; US 2020185115 A1 20200611; US 11136245 B2 20211005 | 4 |
| 19 | Fission product getter (11501883) |
TERRAPOWER, LLC(US, WA, Bellevue) | US 2020373023 A1 20201126; US 11501883 B2 20221115; US 2023104365 A1 20230406; US 11776701 B2 20231003; EP 3427269 B1 20230726; EP 3427269 A2 20190116; KR 20180120213 A 20181105; KR 102340575 B1 20211221; JP 7037493 B2 20220316; EP 4235693 A2 20230830; EP 4235693 A3 20231011; JP 2019511709 A 20190425; US 2017263339 A1 20170914; US 10685750 B2 20200616; RU 2726648 C1 20200715; CN 108780667 B 20230310; CN 108780667 A 20181109; CA 3008889 A1 20171005; CN 116313172 A 20230623; WO 2017172298 A3 20171221; WO 2017172298 A2 20171005 | 4 |
| 20 | Nuclear reactor liquid metal coolant backflow control (11049624) |
GE-HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC(US, NC, Wilmington) | EP 3387651 B1 20220302; EP 3387651 A2 20181017; CA 3007714 A1 20170706; CA 3007714 C 20220315; US 11049624 B2 20210629; US 2017162283 A1 20170608; EP 4016548 A1 20220622; WO 2017116596 A3 20171019; WO 2017116596 A2 20170706; PL 3387651 T3 20220613; JP 2019502135 A 20190124; US 2021287814 A1 20210916; US 11798695 B2 20231024 | 4 |
| 21 | Molten salt nuclear reactor (11200991) |
TERRESTRIAL ENERGY INC.(CA, Oakville) | US 2018322964 A1 20181108; US 11200991 B2 20211214; CA 3003498 A1 20170504; CA 3003498 C 20240109; WO 2017070791 A1 20170504 | 4 |
| 22 | Nuclear reactors including heat exchangers and heat pipes extending from a core of the nuclear reactor into the heat exchanger and related methods (10910116) |
BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLC(US, ID, Idaho Falls) | US 2018268950 A1 20180920; US 10910116 B2 20210202 | 4 |
| 23 | Fuel basket for spent nuclear fuel and container implementing the same (10854346) |
HOLTEC INTERNATIONAL(US, NJ, Camden) | US 2018122527 A1 20180503; KR 102039918 B1 20191105; US 10854346 B2 20201201; KR 20180003585 A 20180109; WO 2016179297 A1 20161110; CN 107533873 A 20180102; CN 107533873 B 20190730 | 4 |
| 24 | Sodium-cesium vapor trap system and method (11257600) |
TerraPower, LLC(US, WA, Bellevue) | WO 2018044370 A3 20180405; WO 2018044370 A2 20180308; US 2020258644 A1 20200813; US 11257600 B2 20220222; CA 3016932 A1 20180308; US 10636532 B2 20200428; US 2017337995 A1 20171123; CN 109074883 A 20181221 | 4 |
| 25 | Electro-synthesis of uranium chloride fuel salts (11373765) |
TerraPower, LLC(US, WA, Bellevue) | EP 3497062 B1 20210929; EP 3497062 A1 20190619; US 2018047467 A1 20180215; US 10566096 B2 20200218; US 2020251231 A1 20200806; US 11373765 B2 20220628; WO 2018031681 A1 20180215; EP 3922605 A1 20211215 | 4 |
| 26 | Nuclear fuel containing recycled and depleted uranium, and nuclear fuel bundle and nuclear reactor comprising same (10950356) |
ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED(CA, Chalk River) | WO 2012066368 A1 20120524; WO 2012066368 A8 20121227; CN 106653101 A 20170510; KR 20170076808 A 20170704; KR 102237781 B1 20210407; KR 102249126 B1 20210506; KR 20190135572 A 20191206; CN 103299372 B 20161012; CN 103299372 A 20130911; KR 20130114675 A 20131017; US 2013266112 A1 20131010; US 10950356 B2 20210316; RO 129197 B1 20211029; RO 129197 A2 20140130; CA 2817884 C 20210209; CA 2817884 A1 20120524 | 3 |
| 27 | Steel-vanadium alloy cladding for fuel element (11133114) |
TerraPower LLC(US, WA, Bellevue) | US 2022115150 A1 20220414; US 2020365284 A1 20201119; US 11133114 B2 20210928 | 3 |
| 28 | Insulated solution injector, system including the same, and method of injecting using the same (10650934) |
GE HITACHI NUCL ENERGY AMERICA(US, NC, Wilmington) | WO 2014133618 A2 20140904; US 2018053573 A1 20180222; US 10650934 B2 20200512; US 2014175186 A1 20140626; US 9761336 B2 20170912; WO 2014133618 A3 20150115 | 3 |
| 29 | Thorium fuel rod structure and assembly (10720245) |
Texas Thorium, LLC(US, TX, Houston) | US 10803998 B1 20201013; US 10777327 B1 20200915; US 10720245 B1 20200721 | 3 |
| 30 | Thorium molten salt assembly for energy generation (10748670) |
Texas Thorium, LLC(US, TX, Houston) | US 10748670 B1 20200818; US 2021020323 A1 20210121; US 10784009 B1 20200922; US 2021020324 A1 20210121; US 11114212 B2 20210907; US 10839971 B1 20201117; US 10755830 B1 20200825; US 11621098 B2 20230404; US 2023041327 A1 20230209 | 3 |
| 31 | Direct reactor auxiliary cooling system for a molten salt nuclear reactor (11488731) |
TerraPower, LLC(US, WA, Bellevue) | EA 201991378 A1 20191230; EA 039692 B1 20220228; EA 039692 B8 20220321; CN 110178186 A 20190827; EP 3542371 A2 20190925; EP 3542371 B1 20210303; WO 2018140117 A2 20180802; WO 2018140117 A3 20181206; WO 2018140117 A8 20190801; EA 202193104 A2 20220331; CA 3048619 A1 20180802; US 10923238 B2 20210216; US 2018137944 A1 20180517; US 11488731 B2 20221101; US 2021210222 A1 20210708 | 3 |
| 32 | Systems and methods for maintaining cover gas in nuclear reactors (11031140) |
GE HITACHI NUCL ENERGY AMERICA(US, NC, Wilmington) | US 2019164653 A1 20190530; US 11031140 B2 20210608 | 3 |
| 33 | Systems and methods for airflow control in reactor passive decay heat removal (10937557) |
GE HITACHI NUCL ENERGY AMERICA(US, NC, Wilmington) | EP 3474291 A1 20190424; EP 3474291 B1 20211201; US 11380450 B2 20220705; US 2021319921 A1 20211014; US 2019115114 A1 20190418; US 10937557 B2 20210302; CA 3020414 A1 20190417; PL 3474291 T3 20220131; JP 7223547 B2 20230216; JP 2019074531 A 20190516 | 3 |
| 34 | Direct reactor auxiliary cooling system for a molten salt nuclear reactor (10923238) |
TerraPower, LLC(US, WA, Bellevue) | EA 201991378 A1 20191230; EA 039692 B1 20220228; EA 039692 B8 20220321; CN 110178186 A 20190827; EP 3542371 A2 20190925; EP 3542371 B1 20210303; WO 2018140117 A2 20180802; WO 2018140117 A3 20181206; WO 2018140117 A8 20190801; EA 202193104 A2 20220331; CA 3048619 A1 20180802; US 10923238 B2 20210216; US 2018137944 A1 20180517; US 11488731 B2 20221101; US 2021210222 A1 20210708 | 3 |
| 35 | Passive containment cooling system for a nuclear reactor (11373769) |
GE HITACHI NUCL ENERGY AMERICA(US, NC, Wilmington) | US 2022367076 A1 20221117; US 11569000 B2 20230131; US 2021193338 A1 20210624; US 11373769 B2 20220628; JP 2023508855 A 20230306; WO 2021133787 A1 20210701; EP 4082029 A1 20221102; CA 3162768 C 20231031; CA 3162768 A1 20210701 | 3 |
| 36 | Integrated system for converting nuclear energy into rotational and thermal energy (10784006) |
NuGen, LLC(US, NC, Charlotte) | WO 2019092522 A2 20190516; WO 2019092522 A3 20190725; US 10685756 B2 20200616; US 2020005954 A1 20200102; US 2019148027 A1 20190516; US 10755826 B2 20200825; AU 2018364532 A1 20200521; AU 2018364532 B2 20231207; US 11482346 B2 20221025; US 2021110946 A1 20210415; CA 3082353 A1 20190516; US 2020005953 A1 20200102; US 10685755 B2 20200616; US 10784006 B2 20200922; US 2020005955 A1 20200102 | 3 |
| 37 | Heterogeneous core designs and thorium based fuels for heavy water reactors (11056246) |
ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED(CA, Chalk River) | US 2014211904 A1 20140731; US 11056248 B2 20210706; CN 103943161 A 20140723; CN 103943161 B 20181019; CA 2839084 A1 20140717; CA 2839084 C 20200714; US 2018075930 A1 20180315; US 11056246 B2 20210706 | 3 |
| 38 | Small modular mobile fission reactor (11495363) |
BWXT Advanced Technologies LLC(US, VA, Lynchburg) | WO 2020223604 A1 20201105; US 2020373027 A1 20201126; US 11495363 B2 20221108 | 3 |
| 39 | Coolant cleanup and heat-sinking systems and methods of operating the same (11545274) |
GE HITACHI NUCL ENERGY AMERICA(US, NC, Wilmington) | US 2023142980 A1 20230511; WO 2021061930 A3 20210506; WO 2021061930 A2 20210401; US 11545274 B2 20230103; US 2021090753 A1 20210325; CA 3151458 A1 20210401; EP 4035184 A4 20231004; EP 4035184 A2 20220803; JP 2022550675 A 20221205 | 3 |
| 40 | Fission reactor with segmented cladding bodies having cladding arms with involute curve shape (11289212) |
BWXT Advanced Technologies LLC(US, VA, Lynchburg) | WO 2021067157 A1 20210408; US 2022139576 A1 20220505; EP 4042448 A4 20230830; EP 4042448 A1 20220817; CA 3152871 A1 20210408; JP 2022550199 A 20221130; KR 20220070030 A 20220527; US 11289212 B2 20220329; US 2021202122 A1 20210701 | 3 |
| 41 | Direct heat exchanger for molten chloride fast reactor (11145424) |
TerraPower, LLC(US, WA, Bellevue) | CA 3088265 A1 20190808; WO 2019152595 A1 20190808; EP 3747025 A1 20201209; US 2019237205 A1 20190801; US 11145424 B2 20211012 | 3 |
| 42 | Pneumatic motor assembly utilizing compressed gas to rotate a magnet assembly and having a cooling jacket surrounding the motor and the magnet assembly to circulate the compressed gas for cooling the magnet assembly, and a flow induction system using the same (11149623) |
TERRESTRIAL ENERGY INC.(CA, Oakville) | CN 108028079 A 20180511; CN 108028079 B 20211217; EP 3345189 B1 20210811; EP 3345189 A1 20180711; EP 3345189 A4 20190424; PL 3345189 T3 20220221; CA 2997293 A1 20170309; CA 2997293 C 20231017; JP 6898326 B2 20210707; JP 2018532947 A 20181108; WO 2017035657 A1 20170309; KR 20180049021 A 20180510; US 2018258829 A1 20180913; US 11149623 B2 20211019 | 3 |
| 43 | Molten fuel nuclear reactor with neutron reflecting coolant (10665356) |
TerraPower, LLC(US, WA, Bellevue) | US 2017301421 A1 20171019; US 10665356 B2 20200526 | 3 |
| 44 | Thorium molten salt system for energy generation (10755830) |
Texas Thorium, LLC(US, TX, Houston) | US 10748670 B1 20200818; US 2021020323 A1 20210121; US 10784009 B1 20200922; US 2021020324 A1 20210121; US 11114212 B2 20210907; US 10839971 B1 20201117; US 10755830 B1 20200825; US 11621098 B2 20230404; US 2023041327 A1 20230209 | 3 |
| 45 | Control drum for a mobile nuclear reactor (11417435) |
GE-HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC(US, NC, Wilmington) | CA 3163224 A1 20210708; US 2021202117 A1 20210701; US 11417435 B2 20220816; EP 4085470 A1 20221109; WO 2021138254 A1 20210708 | 3 |
| 46 | Floating nuclear power reactor with a self-cooling containment structure and an emergency heat exchange system (10685751) |
WO 2019094126 A2 20190516; WO 2019094126 A3 20190718; US 2019139657 A1 20190509; US 10685751 B2 20200616; RU 2020116499 A 20211208; RU 2020116499 A3 20211228; CN 111316373 A 20200619; CN 111316373 B 20231212 | 3 | |
| 47 | Inter-module fuel shuffling (10818403) |
NuScale Power, LLC(US, OR, Corvallis) | KR 20180128472 A 20181203; KR 102350506 B1 20220114; PL 3437109 T3 20230925; JP 2019513230 A 20190523; JP 6899840 B2 20210707; EP 4235697 A2 20230830; EP 3437109 A1 20190206; EP 3437109 B1 20230607; US 10818403 B2 20201027; CA 3018050 A1 20171026; US 2017301422 A1 20171019; CN 108885909 A 20181123; CN 108885909 B 20231110; WO 2017184259 A1 20171026 | 3 |
| 48 | Floating nuclear reactor protection system (10714221) |
US 10714221 B2 20200714; US 2019139656 A1 20190509 | 3 | |
| 49 | Sodium-tin and sodium-tin-lead coolants (11028303) |
TerraPower, LLC(US, WA, Bellevue) | CN 111344806 A 20200626; US 11028303 B2 20210608; US 2019153285 A1 20190523; WO 2019100010 A1 20190523; JP 2021503556 A 20210212; JP 7184891 B2 20221206; CA 3078795 A1 20190523 | 3 |
| 50 | Method of using DLI-MOCVD to provide a nuclear reactor component with a coating of amorphous chromium carbide (10811146) |
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES(FR, Paris) | US 2021074439 A1 20210311; US 11545273 B2 20230103; JP 2019537704 A 20191226; JP 6924824 B2 20210825; WO 2018060642 A1 20180405; US 2020035369 A1 20200130; US 10811146 B2 20201020; EP 3519605 A1 20190807; EP 3519605 B1 20200805 | 3 |
| 51 | Methods for airflow control in reactor passive decay heat removal using a damper (11380450) |
GE HITACHI NUCL ENERGY AMERICA(US, NC, Wilmington) | EP 3474291 A1 20190424; EP 3474291 B1 20211201; US 11380450 B2 20220705; US 2021319921 A1 20211014; US 2019115114 A1 20190418; US 10937557 B2 20210302; CA 3020414 A1 20190417; PL 3474291 T3 20220131; JP 7223547 B2 20230216; JP 2019074531 A 20190516 | 3 |
| 52 | Method of manufacturing a nuclear fuel assembly (10991473) |
THORIUM POWER, INC.(US, VA, McLean) | CN 102947890 A 20130227; CN 102947890 B 20160518; JP 2015166742 A 20150924; JP 6000403 B2 20160928; ES 2647155 T3 20171219; HU E035511 T2 20180502; EP 2569776 A1 20130320; EP 2569776 B1 20160406; HU E029598 T2 20170328; CN 105895178 A 20160824; CN 105895178 B 20180327; WO 2011143172 A1 20111117; EP 3038112 A1 20160629; EP 3038112 B1 20171025; US 2023282379 A9 20230907; US 11837371 B2 20231205; US 2021398701 A1 20211223; US 11862353 B2 20240102; US 2023335305 A9 20231019; US 2021398700 A1 20211223; US 2013322591 A1 20131205; US 2024055144 A1 20240215; US 10037823 B2 20180731; WO 2011143293 A1 20111117; KR 101775023 B1 20170905; KR 20130080436 A 20130712; KR 102165560 B1 20201015; KR 20190128756 A 20191118; KR 102165560 B9 20220607; KR 20170103035 A 20170912; KR 102045938 B1 20191118; EA 201201481 A1 20130329; EA 023017 B1 20160429; JP 2016224068 A 20161228; JP 6319916 B2 20180509; US 10991473 B2 20210427; US 2018254111 A1 20180906; CA 2798539 C 20211207; CA 2985909 A1 20111117; CA 2985909 C 20200428; AU 2011250906 A1 20121122; AU 2011250906 B2 20150319; JP 6001530 B2 20161005; JP 2013526709 A 20130624; CA 2798539 A1 20111117 | 3 |
| 53 | Method of manufacturing a pelletized nuclear ceramic fuel (10854342) |
Joint Stock Company Scientific-Research Institute of Chemical Technology(RU, Moscow); Joint Stock Company “Science and Innovations”(RU, Moscow) | KR 102276073 B1 20210714; KR 20200012696 A 20200205; US 10854342 B2 20201201; US 2020058413 A1 20200220; JP 2020509339 A 20200326; CA 3026544 C 20221213; CA 3026544 A1 20181115; EP 3624137 A4 20210106; EP 3624137 A1 20200318; BR 112018076165 A2 20190326; WO 2018208185 A1 20181115; RU 2661492 C1 20180717; ZA 201808424 B 20201223; CN 109478430 A 20190315 | 3 |
| 54 | Passive reactivity control in a nuclear fission reactor (11342084) |
TERRAPOWER, LLC.(US, WA, Bellevue) | US 2018182498 A1 20180628; US 10497480 B2 20191203; WO 2018118107 A1 20180628; US 2020105425 A1 20200402; US 11342084 B2 20220524; CA 3045967 A1 20180628; US 2022254524 A1 20220811; EP 3559956 B1 20211103; EP 3559956 A1 20191030; CN 110073443 A 20190730 | 3 |
| 55 | Passive containment cooling system for a nuclear reactor (11569000) |
GE HITACHI NUCL ENERGY AMERICA(US, NC, Wilmington) | US 2022367076 A1 20221117; US 11569000 B2 20230131; US 2021193338 A1 20210624; US 11373769 B2 20220628; JP 2023508855 A 20230306; WO 2021133787 A1 20210701; EP 4082029 A1 20221102; CA 3162768 C 20231031; CA 3162768 A1 20210701 | 3 |
| 56 | Composite moderator for nuclear reactor systems (11264141) |
ULTRA SAFE NUCLEAR CORPORATION(US, WA, Seattle) | KR 20200106551 A 20200914; KR 102561185 B1 20230727; RU 2020125869 A 20220224; JP 2021512334 A 20210513; JP 7287742 B2 20230606; WO 2019164617 A2 20190829; CA 3089067 A1 20190829; WO 2019164617 A3 20191003; US 2022139578 A1 20220505; US 11264141 B2 20220301; US 2020027587 A1 20200123 | 3 |
| 57 | Nuclear reactor support and seismic restraint with core retention cooling features (10825571) |
BWXT mPower, Inc.(US, NC, Charlotte) | US 2018082759 A1 20180322; US 10825571 B2 20201103; US 2015357054 A1 20151210; US 9875817 B2 20180123; WO 2015191441 A1 20151217 | 3 |
| 58 | Variable propellant density for passive reactivity control of nuclear thermal propulsion reactors (11417437) |
Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation(US, WA, Seattle) | WO 2017222614 A3 20180322; WO 2017222614 A2 20171228; US 11417437 B2 20220816; US 2020273588 A1 20200827; US 10643754 B2 20200505; US 2017263345 A1 20170914; US 2022375641 A1 20221124 | 3 |
| 59 | Methods of constructing nuclear power plants with geothermal passive cooling (11482345) |
GE HITACHI NUCL ENERGY AMERICA(US, NC, Wilmington) | WO 2019112991 A1 20190613; EP 3721448 A1 20201014; EP 3721448 A4 20220316; JP 2021513052 A 20210520; US 11482345 B2 20221025; US 2020027594 A1 20200123 | 3 |
| 60 | Removing heat from a nuclear reactor by having molten fuel pass through plural heat exchangers before returning to core (11075013) |
TerraPower, LLC(US, WA, Bellevue) | US 11075013 B2 20210727; US 2020185114 A1 20200611; EP 3485496 A1 20190522; EP 3485496 B1 20200415; WO 2018013317 A1 20180118; US 2018019025 A1 20180118; US 10497479 B2 20191203 | 3 |
| 61 | Integrated system for converting nuclear energy into electrical, rotational, and thermal energy (10755826) |
NuGen, LLC(US, NC, Charlotte) | WO 2019092522 A2 20190516; WO 2019092522 A3 20190725; US 10685756 B2 20200616; US 2020005954 A1 20200102; US 2019148027 A1 20190516; US 10755826 B2 20200825; AU 2018364532 A1 20200521; AU 2018364532 B2 20231207; US 11482346 B2 20221025; US 2021110946 A1 20210415; CA 3082353 A1 20190516; US 2020005953 A1 20200102; US 10685755 B2 20200616; US 10784006 B2 20200922; US 2020005955 A1 20200102 | 3 |
| 62 | Nuclear fuel containing recycled and depleted uranium, and nuclear fuel bundle and nuclear reactor comprising same (11037688) |
ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED(CA, Chalk River) | CN 103384903 B 20170623; CN 103384903 A 20131106; CN 107256725 A 20171017; CN 107256725 B 20200417; KR 20130117812 A 20131028; US 2019057784 A1 20190221; US 11037688 B2 20210615; KR 20170077277 A 20170705; KR 102083877 B1 20200303; US 2013308741 A1 20131121; RO 129196 A2 20140130; RO 129196 B1 20211029; WO 2012066367 A1 20120524; CA 2820125 C 20210216; CA 2820125 A1 20120524 | 3 |
| 63 | Natural circulation heat removal system for a nuclear reactor with pile structure (11443859) |
GE HITACHI NUCL ENERGY AMERICA(US, NC, Wilmington) | KR 20230125207 A 20230829; CA 3203312 A1 20220707; EP 4268245 A1 20231101; WO 2022146870 A1 20220707; JP 2024501440 A 20240112; US 11443859 B2 20220913; US 2022208402 A1 20220630 | 3 |
| 64 | Integrated passive cooling containment structure for a nuclear reactor (11342085) |
GE HITACHI NUCL ENERGY AMERICA(US, NC, Wilmington) | US 2021193339 A1 20210624; US 11342085 B2 20220524; US 2022254527 A1 20220811; US 11763954 B2 20230919; WO 2021133785 A1 20210701 | 3 |
| 65 | Thorium molten salt assembly for energy generation including solid Thorium rods (10784009) |
Texas Thorium, LLC(US, TX, Houston) | US 10748670 B1 20200818; US 2021020323 A1 20210121; US 10784009 B1 20200922; US 2021020324 A1 20210121; US 11114212 B2 20210907; US 10839971 B1 20201117; US 10755830 B1 20200825; US 11621098 B2 20230404; US 2023041327 A1 20230209 | 3 |
| 66 | Heat pipe reactor core and heat exchangers formation and deployment (11158432) |
Triad National Security, LLC(US, NM, Los Alamos) | US 11158432 B1 20211026 | 3 |
| 67 | Fuel assembly for a nuclear power boiling water reactor (10726958) |
Thor Energy AS(NO, Oslo) | EP 3010025 A1 20160420; EP 3010025 B1 20171004; US 2017221590 A1 20170803; US 10726958 B2 20200728; ES 2648588 T3 20180104; WO 2016058993 A1 20160421; JP 2017534864 A 20171124 | 3 |
| 68 | Proton source thorium molten salt assembly for energy generation (10839971) |
Texas Thorium LLC(US, TX, Houston) | US 10748670 B1 20200818; US 2021020323 A1 20210121; US 10784009 B1 20200922; US 2021020324 A1 20210121; US 11114212 B2 20210907; US 10839971 B1 20201117; US 10755830 B1 20200825; US 11621098 B2 20230404; US 2023041327 A1 20230209 | 3 |
| 69 | Thorium fuel rod structure and assembly (10777327) |
Texas Thorium, LLC(US, TX, Houston) | US 10803998 B1 20201013; US 10777327 B1 20200915; US 10720245 B1 20200721 | 3 |
| 70 | In-vessel rod handling systems (10755822) |
TerraPower, LLC(US, WA, Bellevue) | CN 107799186 A 20180313; CN 207038184 U 20180223; US 10755822 B2 20200825; US 2018061511 A1 20180301 | 3 |
| 71 | Thorium fuel rod structure and assembly (10803998) |
Texas Thorium, LLC(US, TX, Houston) | US 10803998 B1 20201013; US 10777327 B1 20200915; US 10720245 B1 20200721 | 3 |
| 72 | Dual fluid reactor (10878969) |
HU E036705 T2 20180730; CA 2849175 A1 20130328; PL 2758965 T3 20180228; JP 2014534413 A 20141218; JP 6326369 B2 20180516; US 10878969 B2 20201229; US 2014348287 A1 20141127; EP 2758965 A2 20140730; EP 2758965 B1 20170705; KR 20140074355 A 20140617; KR 102086453 B1 20200309; LT 2758965 T 20171110; RU 2014115465 A 20151027; RU 2608082 C2 20170113; WO 2013041085 A3 20130530; WO 2013041085 A2 20130328 | 3 | |
| 73 | Molten fuel reactor cooling and pump configurations (10741293) |
TerraPower, LLC(US, WA, Bellevue) | US 2020279660 A1 20200903; US 11367536 B2 20220621; JP 2019516970 A 20190620; JP 7039487 B2 20220322; EA 035652 B1 20200722; EA 201892166 A1 20190531; CA 3018386 A1 20171109; BR 112018071325 A2 20190205; KR 20220038532 A 20220328; KR 102515866 B1 20230329; US 2017316840 A1 20171102; AU 2017260307 A1 20180927; MX 2018013287 A 20190509; AU 2017260307 B2 20220526; KR 20190004751 A 20190114; KR 102377348 B1 20220322; JP 2019516972 A 20190620; JP 6960413 B2 20211105; MX 2018013288 A 20190826; CN 109074875 A 20181221; JP 7170816 B2 20221114; JP 2022003348 A 20220111; EP 3453023 A1 20190313; EP 3453023 B1 20220323; AU 2017261230 A1 20181011; AU 2017261230 A8 20201105; AU 2017261230 B2 20220224; US 2022301729 A1 20220922; US 2017316841 A1 20171102; US 10741293 B2 20200811; WO 2017192607 A1 20171109; EA 037791 B1 20210521; CA 3018440 A1 20171109; CA 3018440 C 20210706; BR 112018069844 B1 20230502; BR 112018069844 A2 20190129; EA 037791 B8 20210628; EA 201892178 A1 20190531; EP 3453025 B1 20200219; EP 3453025 B8 20200513; EP 3453025 A2 20190313; MX 2018013286 A 20190826; CN 109074874 A 20181221; CA 3018444 C 20210706; CA 3018444 A1 20171109; KR 102346034 B1 20211231; KR 20190003704 A 20190109; AU 2017261231 A1 20181011; AU 2017261231 B2 20211021; EP 3453024 B1 20200909; EP 3453024 A2 20190313; WO 2017192464 A2 20171109; WO 2017192464 A3 20180301; KR 20190004752 A 20190114; KR 102406810 B1 20220613; WO 2017192463 A2 20171109; WO 2017192463 A3 20180301; WO 2017192463 A8 20181108; AU 2021277692 B2 20230316; AU 2021277692 A1 20211223; CN 109074876 B 20230425; CN 109074876 A 20181221; EA 201892167 A1 20190531; EA 038588 B1 20210920; JP 2019516975 A 20190620; JP 6961620 B2 20211105; BR 112018072071 B1 20230110; BR 112018072071 A2 20190409 | 3 |
| 74 | Heterogeneous core designs and thorium based fuels for heavy water reactors (11056248) |
ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED(CA, Chalk River) | US 2014211904 A1 20140731; US 11056248 B2 20210706; CN 103943161 A 20140723; CN 103943161 B 20181019; CA 2839084 A1 20140717; CA 2839084 C 20200714; US 2018075930 A1 20180315; US 11056246 B2 20210706 | 3 |
| 75 | Reflectors for molten chloride fast reactors (11075015) |
TerraPower, LLC(US, WA, Bellevue) | CA 3092142 A1 20191128; US 11791057 B2 20231017; US 2021343431 A1 20211104; US 11075015 B2 20210727; US 2020027590 A1 20200123; EP 4297043 A2 20231227; WO 2019226218 A2 20191128; WO 2019226218 A3 20200102; EP 3766081 A2 20210120; EP 3766081 B1 20231213 | 3 |
| 76 | Integrated system for converting nuclear energy into electrical, rotational, and thermal energy (10685755) |
NuGen, LLC(US, NC, Charlotte) | WO 2019092522 A2 20190516; WO 2019092522 A3 20190725; US 10685756 B2 20200616; US 2020005954 A1 20200102; US 2019148027 A1 20190516; US 10755826 B2 20200825; AU 2018364532 A1 20200521; AU 2018364532 B2 20231207; US 11482346 B2 20221025; US 2021110946 A1 20210415; CA 3082353 A1 20190516; US 2020005953 A1 20200102; US 10685755 B2 20200616; US 10784006 B2 20200922; US 2020005955 A1 20200102 | 3 |