ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,453,947, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to FRAMATOME (Courbevoie, France).
"Reactor for hydrolysis of uranium hexafluoride" was invented by Bruno Mesona (Saint Marcel Les Valence, France) and Patrick Paillou (Romans, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A reactor (1) for hydrolysis of uranium hexafluoride comprises a tubular injector (9) comprising first (11), second (13) and third (15) concentric fluid circulation ducts intended to be connected respectively with a source of UF6, a source of inert gas and a source of water vapor. The tubular injector (9) is obtained by additive manufacturing."
The patent was filed on Nov. 13, 2020, un...