Integrated monopile system having a nuclear reactor

1 . An integrated monopile system comprising:

an outer monopile installed in an earthen substrate;

a nuclear reactor;

an inner sleeve contained within the outer monopile that is installed in the earthen substrate,

the inner sleeve comprising:

at least one side wall;

an open top end;

a closed bottom end; and

a cavity formed within the at least one side wall, the open top end, and the closed bottom end, the cavity housing the nuclear reactor positioned inside the inner sleeve on or adjacent to the closed bottom end, the nuclear reactor being accessible through the open top end; and

a spent fuel storage container housed in the inner sleeve, wherein the inner sleeve houses the spent fuel storage container at the closed bottom end, the spent fuel storage container holding spent nuclear fuel from the nuclear reactor.

2 . The integrated monopile system of claim 1 , wherein the cavity holds liquid and the nuclear reactor is at least partially submerged in the liquid.

3 . The integrated monopile system of claim 2 , wherein:

the outer monopile is additionally installed in a body of water, wherein the earthen substrate is below the body of water; and

the liquid in the cavity of the inner sleeve is below a top surface of the body of water outside of the outer monopile.

4 . The integrated monopile system of claim 1 , wherein the cavity of the inner sleeve is watertight.

5 . The integrated monopile system of claim 1 , wherein:

the outer monopile is additionally installed in a body of water, wherein the earthen substrate is below the body of water;

a top end of the outer monopile is above the body of water; and

the open top end of the inner sleeve is above the body of water.

6 . The integrated monopile system of claim 1 , wherein the width of the cavity of the inner sleeve is less than the height of the nuclear reactor.

7 . The integrated monopile system of claim 1 , wherein the cavity houses a single nuclear reactor.

8 . The integrated monopile system of claim 1 , wherein the nuclear reactor is offset from the center of the cavity.

9 . The integrated monopile system of claim 1 , wherein the inner sleeve in the outer monopile forms an annular cavity.

10 . The integrated monopile system of claim 1 , wherein the inner sleeve in the outer monopile forms an annular configuration.

11 . The integrated monopile system of claim 1 , wherein the inner sleeve is concentrically contained within the outer monopile.

12 . The integrated monopile system of claim 1 , further comprising a base configured to sit on the earthen substrate below the inner sleeve and within the outer monopile.

13 . An integrated monopile system comprising:

an outer monopile installed in an earthen substrate;

a nuclear reactor; and

an inner sleeve contained within the outer monopile that is installed in the earthen substrate,

the inner sleeve comprising:

at least one side wall;

an open top end;

a closed bottom end; and

a cavity formed within the at least one side wall, the open top end, and the closed bottom end, the cavity housing the nuclear reactor positioned inside the inner sleeve on or adjacent to the closed bottom end, the nuclear reactor being accessible through the open top end,

wherein:

the outer monopile is additionally installed in a body of water;

the earthen substrate is below the body of water;

a top end of the outer monopile is above the body of water;

the open top end of the inner sleeve is above the body of water; and

the inner sleeve houses the nuclear reactor below a top surface of the body of water.

14 . The integrated monopile system of claim 13 , wherein the inner sleeve houses the nuclear reactor below a surface of the earthen substrate that is outside of the outer monopile.

15 . The integrated monopile system of claim 13 , further comprising:

a spent fuel storage container housed in the inner sleeve, wherein the inner sleeve houses the spent fuel storage container at the closed bottom end, the spent fuel storage container holding spent nuclear fuel from the nuclear reactor.

16 . The integrated monopile system of claim 15 , wherein the spent fuel storage container is arranged along an edge of the cavity formed by the at least one side wall and the closed bottom end.

17 . A system comprising:

an outer monopile installed in an earthen substrate and in a body of water, the earthen substrate being below the body of water, the outer monopile comprising:

an open first top end, an open bottom end, and at least one first side wall, wherein the at least one first side wall surrounds a first cavity within the outer monopile, and the open bottom end is installed in the earthen substrate;

an inner sleeve contained within the outer monopile, the inner sleeve comprising:

an open second top end, a closed bottom end, and at least one second side wall, wherein the at least one second side wall of the inner sleeve surrounds a second cavity within the inner sleeve;

a base within the outer monopile and between the earthen substrate and the closed bottom end of the inner sleeve;

a lid installed on the open second top end of the inner sleeve; and

a nuclear reactor configured to pass through the open second top end of the inner sleeve, wherein the nuclear reactor is housed in the second cavity of the inner sleeve at a position on or adjacent to the closed bottom end, and the nuclear reactor is located below a top surface of the earthen substrate that is outside of the outer monopile.