(19)
(11) EP 3 453 025 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
13.05.2020 Bulletin 2020/20

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
19.02.2020 Bulletin 2020/08

(21) Application number: 17735265.5

(22) Date of filing: 01.05.2017
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G21C 1/22(2006.01)
G21C 3/54(2006.01)
G21C 11/06(2006.01)
G21C 15/26(2006.01)
G21C 1/32(2006.01)
G21C 15/25(2006.01)
G21C 1/14(2006.01)
G21C 3/24(2006.01)
G21C 5/14(2006.01)
G21C 15/243(2006.01)
G21C 15/12(2006.01)
G21C 15/02(2006.01)
G21C 15/28(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2017/030455
(87) International publication number:
WO 2017/192463 (09.11.2017 Gazette 2017/45)

(54)

IMPROVED MOLTEN FUEL REACTOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT CONFIGURATIONS

VERBESSERTE WÄRMEVERWALTUNGSKONFIGURATIONEN FÜR SCHMELZBRENNSTOFFREAKTOR

CONFIGURATIONS AMÉLIORÉES DE GESTION THERMIQUE DE RÉACTEUR À COMBUSTIBLE FONDU


(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL 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 RS SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 02.05.2016 US 201662330726 P

(43) Date of publication of application:
13.03.2019 Bulletin 2019/11

(73) Proprietor: TerraPower LLC
Bellevue, WA 98008 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • ABBOTT, Ryan
    Bellevue, WA 98008 (US)
  • CISNEROS, Anselmo, T.
    Bellevue, WA 98008 (US)
  • FLOWERS, Daniel
    Bellevue, WA 98008 (US)
  • FREEMAN, Charles, Gregory
    Bellevue, WA 98008 (US)
  • HAVSTAD, Mark, A.
    Bellevue, WA 98008 (US)
  • JOHNS, Christopher, J.
    Bellevue, WA 98008 (US)
  • KELLEHER, Brain, C.
    Bellevue, WA 98008 (US)
  • KRAMER, Kevin
    Bellevue, WA 98008 (US)
  • LATKOWSKI, Jeffery, F.
    Bellevue, WA 98008 (US)
  • MCWHIRTER, Jon, D.
    Bellevue, WA 98008 (US)

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


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A1- 0 617 430
GB-A- 739 968
GB-A- 2 073 938
FR-A1- 2 296 248
GB-A- 835 266
JP-A- S 571 991
   
       
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