US Patent Issued to Westinghouse Electric on March 4 for "Detection apparatus comprising a resonant electrical circuit located within a nuclear fuel rod" (Pennsylvania, California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,243,660, issued on March 4, was assigned to Westinghouse Electric Co. LLC (Cranberry Township, Pa.).

"Detection apparatus comprising a resonant electrical circuit located within a nuclear fuel rod" was invented by Jorge V. Carvajal (Irwin, Pa.), Jeffrey L. Arndt (Pittsburgh), Shawn C. Stafford (Scottdale, Pa.), Melissa M. Heagy (Butler, Pa.), John R. Abel II (Allison Park, Pa.) and Emre Tatli (Pasadena, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A nuclear fuel rod includes a cladding comprising an interior region. A pressure transmission apparatus is configured to measure pressure in the interior region. Fuel pellets and a resonant electrical...