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TECHNOLOGY LICENSING OPPORTUNITY Fueled Fluid Natural Circulation Nuclear Reactor This reactor has a circulating fluid which contains the nuclear fuel and is an inexpensive approach to provide a therm... TECHNOLOGY LICENSING OPPORTUNITY Fueled Fluid Natural Circulation Nuclear Reactor This reactor has a circulating fluid which contains the nuclear fuel and is an inexpensive approach to provide a thermal spectrum molten salt reactor with passive safety features. Opportunity: Idaho National Laboratory (INL), managed and operated by Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC (BEA), is offering the opportunity to enter into a license and/or collaborative research agreement to commercialize this fueled fluid natural circulation nuclear reactor. This technology transfer opportunity is part of a dedicated effort to convert government-funded research into job opportunities, businesses and ultimately an improved way of life for the American people. Description: The Fueled Fluid Natural Circulation Nuclear Reactor (Molten Salt Nuclear Battery) is a basic tube in tube device. The core is at the bottom of the inner tube. Fission heats the fuel/coolant mixture so that all the fluid in the inner tube is at an elevated temperature. The heat exchangers are in the annulus that surrounds the inner tube. They are placed at the top of the annulus and cool the fuel/coolant mixture so that the entire fluid column in the annulus is at a colder temperature than the fluid column in the center tube with the core. The hotter fluid is less dense that the colder fluid, which promotes a force imbalance between the hot and cold columns. The driving force is counterbalanced by the friction produced by the moving fluid. Benefits: Inexpensive approach to provide a thermal spectrum molten salt reactor that has passive safety features. The reactor is inherently safe, therefore there is no need for expensive safety systems or the pumps and valves that a standard PWR reactor has. Applications: Generation IV Nuclear Reactors Development Status: TRL 2. This technology is in early concept stage. IP Status: Provisional Patent No. 63/261,775, “Liquid Fuel Nuclear Power Generation Devices and Associate Components and Systems,” BEA Docket No. BA-1285. INL is seeking to license the above intellectual property to a company with a demonstrated ability to bring such inventions to the market. Exclusive rights in defined fields of use may be available. Added value is placed on relationships with small businesses, start-up companies, and general entrepreneurship opportunities. Please visit Technology Deployment’s website at https://inl.gov/inl-initiatives/technology-deployment for more information on working with INL and the industrial partnering and technology transfer process. Companies interested in learning more about this licensing opportunity should contact Andrew Rankin at td@inl.gov.