US Patent Issued to Copenhagen Atomics on Jan. 13 for "Molten salt nuclear reactor core having a bulbous shape" (Danish Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,525,364, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Copenhagen Atomics A/S (Kastrup, Denmark).

"Molten salt nuclear reactor core having a bulbous shape" was invented by Aslak Stubsgaard (Copenhagen K, Denmark) and Thomas Jam Pedersen (Copenhagen K, Denmark).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A nuclear reactor core (1) for a molten salt nuclear reactor (100). The nuclear reactor core (1) has a tubular cylindrical center moderator vessel (10) for passage of a liquid moderator (11), a cylindrical fuel salt jacket surrounding the center moderator vessel (10), and a cylindrical neutron reflector jacket surrounding the cylindrical fuel salt jacket, wherein...