Lid actuation system for shielded cask
Patent
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OSTI ID:1531874
A lid system for a shielding cask is provided, the system comprising a plurality of contiguous panels, each panel is axially actuated by a first lift piston located laterally from the casks' longitudinal principal axis, and rotated about the cask by a ‘hinge’ piston at approximately 90 degrees along an arc from the first piston, the arc formed by a portion of the lip of the cask.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-06CH11357
- Assignee:
- UChicago Argonne, LLC (Chicago, IL)
- Patent Number(s):
- 8,550,283
- Application Number:
- 13/205,520
- OSTI ID:
- 1531874
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2011-08-08
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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