Method and apparatus for storing hydrogen isotopes
CA 1201277 A · Owner: United States Of America (Government Of The) United States Department Of Energy · Inventors: Sherman, Robert H.; Cullingford, Hatice S.; Wheeler, Michael G.
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An improved method and apparatus for storing isotopes of hydrogen (especially tritium) are provided. The hydrogen gas(es) is (are) stored as hydrides of material (for example uranium) within boreholes in a block of copper. The mass of the block is critically important to the operation, as is the selection of copper, because no cooling pipes are used. Because no cooling pipes are used there, can be no failure due to cooling pipes. And because copper is used instead of stainless steel a significantly, higher temperature can be reached before the eutectic formation of uranium with copper occurs, (the eutectic of uranium with the iron in stainless steel forming at a significantly lower …
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- Granted March 4, 1986. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended March 4, 2003.
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