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9 February 2023
GERA obtains a US Patent for the, “Method of using nanofuel in a nanofuel internal engine"
GERA receives a patent for a method of using nanofuel in a nanofuel internal engine. This patent covers the nuclear fuel, called nanofuel, used in a nanofuel internal engine and reveals how the nuclear fuel is inherently safe due to a negative temperature coefficient of reactivity.
20 September 2022
GERA obtains a US Patent for the, “Internal-external hybrid microreactor in a compact configuration"
GERA receives a patent for an internal-external hybrid microreactor in a compact configuration. This hybrid nuclear reactor technology enables a reduction in the nanofuel internal engine size and an increase in the external nuclear reactor thermal efficiency and safety. Potential market applications include space nuclear power systems, space nuclear propulsion systems, and transportable load following microreactors.
30 June 2022
GERA receives a second National Reactor Innovation Center grant to develop processes for using nuclear waste in the ACE Engine
GERA receives a second Idaho National Laboratory (INL) National Reactor Innovation Center (NRIC) grant to support the development of processes for recovering actinides from commercial light-water reactor (LWR) spent nuclear fuel (SNF) for eventual use as nuclear fuel in the ACE Engine advanced reactor concept at the Argonne National Laboratory (Argonne). Argonne maintains expertise in solvent extraction processes designed to recover select elements from many nuclear waste forms. The scope of work includes both actinide recovery from LWR SNF and actinide preparation for use in the ACE Engine.
27 July 2021
GERA receives a National Reactor Innovation Center grant
GERA receives an Idaho National Laboratory (INL) National Reactor Innovation Center (NRIC) grant to support ACE Engine conceptual design activities at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). This is the first NRIC project at LLNL. The scope of work includes code verification activities between the GERA Jarvis code and LLNL state-of-the-art code capabilities.
8 June 2021
GERA partners with the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory to develop advanced nuclear power system technology
GERA and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) enter into a Strategic Partnership Project (SPP) agreement, “to develop a mature advanced power system technology that could have profound national and global impact on energy, national security, and the environment.” This partnership enables GERA to tap into LLNL’s world-class expertise in designing, building, and testing one-of-a-kind nuclear technology.
17 December 2020
GERA receives an Energy Innovation Reform Project grant
GERA receives an Energy Innovation Reform Project (EIRP) grant to support innovative nuclear technology research and development. The grant provides support to explore the impact of gaseous nuclear fuel technology on decarbonizing the global energy system, economically eliminating the long-term environmental impact of commercial spent nuclear fuel, and addressing energy, environment, and national security challenges. GERA receives an Energy Innovation Reform Project (EIRP) grant to support innovative nuclear technology development.