Patent ID: 11923098
Assignee: HOWE INDUSTRIES LLC
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  B  Y | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A reactor core comprising:
a plurality of subcores that are spaced apart, wherein each subcore comprises:
a housing;
a plurality of stacked sections contained within the housing, each section comprising:
a plurality of fuel plates; and
a moderator plate; and
an outer graphite sheath surrounding the stacked sections of the subcore;
wherein each said fuel plate comprises:
a center flow channel;
a cermet fuel region having a plurality of flow channels carved into at least one of a top surface and a bottom surface of the cermet fuel region; and
a coating that covers the cermet fuel region for containing any byproducts; and

wherein additional moderator material is placed between the subcores;
wherein the coating contacts surfaces of the plurality of flow channels without a gap between the coating and the matrix material.