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LTBR• Japan patent allowance for multi-zone fuel element design
- Lightbridge received a Notice of Allowance in Japan for patent application No. 2024-513980 covering a multi-zone nuclear fuel element.
- Claims cover a three-layer fuel rod with thickness that varies along its length, targeting improved reactor performance and safety margins.
- Protection also extends to a fuel assembly using the design, including a 3D-printing manufacturing method.
- Japan has 32 operable reactors, with 15 cleared to restart; the national plan targets nuclear at about 20% of generation by FY2040.
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