Emily S Moore

US Patent:

20210375511, Dec 2, 2021

Filed:

Aug 10, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/398905

Inventors:

- Livermore CA, US
Per Soderlind - Oakland CA, US
Emily Moore - Livermore CA, US
Aurelien Perron - Pleasanton CA, US

International Classification:

H01F 1/047
C22C 30/00

Abstract:

In accordance with one aspect of the presently disclosed inventive concepts, a magnet includes a material having a chemical formula: YFe(NiCo), where x is greater than 0 and x is less than 1.

US Patent:

20210319919, Oct 14, 2021

Filed:

Feb 12, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/174618

Inventors:

- Columbia SC, US
Emily E. Moore - Livermore CA, US

Assignee:

University of South Carolina - Columbia SC

International Classification:

G21C 3/62
C04B 35/51
C04B 35/515

Abstract:

Described herein are Uranium silicide materials as advanced nuclear fuel replacements for uranium dioxide fuel in light water reactors (LWRs) that have advantages over currently used uranium dioxide (UO) via a substantially higher thermal conductivity and, thus, are capable of operating in a reactor at significantly lower temperatures for the same level of power production, plus the heat capacity of a silicide is lower than that of an oxide so that less heat is stored in the fuel that would need to be removed under accident conditions.