ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,555,695, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Rolls-Royce SMR Ltd. (Derbyshire, Great Britain).

"Nuclear power generation system" was invented by Euan Sharp (Derby, Great Britain), Gerard Halliday (Derby, Great Britain), Daniel Robertson (Derby, Great Britain), Stephen Calvert (Derby, Great Britain) and Matthew Morris (Derby, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a nuclear power generation system comprising a reactor vessel comprising a body defining a cavity housing a reactor core, and an integrated head package having a closure head for closing an opening to the cavity. The system also comprises a containment structur...