ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,744,130, issued on Sept. 22.

"Nuclear reactor and method for control thereof" was invented by Azrudi Bin Mustapha (Cyberjaya, Malaysia) and Keith Henry Ardron (Gloucester, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A reactor comprises a reactor vessel having therein a riser tube and a below-ground core. An outer annulus surrounds the vessel, and forms a downcomer. The reactor can produce a primary coolant flow rate above 10,000 kg/s with a pressure within a range of 6-15 bars. A steam drum is connected to the riser tube, and located at ground level with a pressure of 1-10 bars. A borated water storage tank is connected to the vessel. ...