A NUCLEAR FISSION REACTOR FUEL ASSEMBLY AND SYSTEM CONFIGURED FOR CONTROLLED REMOVAL OF A VOLATILE FISSION PRODUCT AND HEAT RELEASED BY A BURN WAVE IN A TRAVELING WAVE NUCLEAR FISSION REACTOR AND METHOD FOR SAME - Patent 2419903

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EP 2 419 903 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	27.01.2011

(43)	Date of publication:
	22.02.2012 Bulletin 2012/08

(21)	Application number: 10772356.1

(22)	Date of filing: 16.04.2010

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G21C 3/00^(2006.01)

G21C 7/00^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2010/001122

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2010/129009 (11.11.2010 Gazette 2010/45)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

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Priority:

16.04.2009 US 386524
07.07.2009 US 459855
07.07.2009 US 459856
07.07.2009 US 459857

(71)	Applicant: Searete LLC.
	Bellevue, WA 98004 (US)

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Inventors:

AHLFELD, Charles E.
LaJolla California 92037 (US)
GILLELAND, John Rogers
Kirkland Washington 98034 (US)
HYDE, Roderick A.
Redmond Washington 98052 (US)
ISHIKAWA, Muriel Y.
Livermore California 94550-4921 (US)
MCALEES, David G.
Bellevue Washington 98006 (US)
MYHRVOLD, Nathan P.
Washington 98004 (US)
TEGREENE, Clarence T.
Bellevue Washington 98004-2834 (US)
WEAVER, Thomas Allan
San Mateo California 94402 (US)
WHITMER, Charles
North Bend Washington 98045 (US)
WOOD, Victoria Y.H.
Livermore California 94550-4921 (US)
WOOD, JR.,Lowell L.
Bellevue Washington 98004 (US)
ZIMMERMAN, George B.
Lafayette California 94549 (US)

(74)	Representative: Harris, Ian Richard
	D Young & Co LLP 120 Holborn London EC1N 2DY London EC1N 2DY (GB)

(54)	A NUCLEAR FISSION REACTOR FUEL ASSEMBLY AND SYSTEM CONFIGURED FOR CONTROLLED REMOVAL OF A VOLATILE FISSION PRODUCT AND HEAT RELEASED BY A BURN WAVE IN A TRAVELING WAVE NUCLEAR FISSION REACTOR AND METHOD FOR SAME