MUMBAI, India, Oct. 26 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617090719 A) filed by Terrapower, LLC on July 25, 2026, for Tag Gas Capsule With Thermally Based Release System.
Inventors include Choi, Joonhyung; Deleo, Francesco; Geideman, Curt; Moore, Jason R; Moyles, Kevin; and Romero, Javier.
The application for the patent was published on October 23, 2026, under issue no. 43/2026.
Abstract: A tag gas capsule utilizes a thermally based release system to allow the tag gas to flow through a fuel pin and to be detectable upon a leak in the fuel pin. A tag gas capsule is fabricated that has an escape pathway for the tag gas wherein the escape pathway is sealed by a thermally sensitive material. During fabricat...