US Patent Issued to Abilene Christian University on April 14 for "Fluid level control system for a molten fuel salt sampling tank in a nuclear reactor system" (Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,603,187, issued on April 14, was assigned to Abilene Christian University (Abilene, Texas).

"Fluid level control system for a molten fuel salt sampling tank in a nuclear reactor system" was invented by Joseph Makarewicz (Abilene, Texas) and Aidan Boisvert (Abilene, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A molten fuel salt reactor system includes a fluid level control system configured to circulate a molten salt through a molten salt loop including an experimental tank, a sump tank, and a drain tank. The fluid level control system further includes a plurality of level sensors, pressure transducers, and electronic pressure regulators fluidi...