Corrosion resistant storage container for radioactive material

Patent · 01 January 1990

OSTI ID:867432

Schweitzer, Donald G ^[1]; Davis, Mary S ^[2]

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1. Bayport, NY
2. Wading River, NY

A corrosion resistant long-term storage container for isolating radioactive waste material in a repository. The container is formed of a plurality of sealed corrosion resistant canisters of different relative sizes, with the smaller canisters housed within the larger canisters, and with spacer means disposed between judxtaposed pairs of canisters to maintain a predetermined spacing between each of the canisters. The combination of the plural surfaces of the canisters and the associated spacer means is effective to make the container capable of resisting corrosion, and thereby of preventing waste material from leaking from the innermost canister into the ambient atmosphere.

• Research Organization: ASSOC UNIVERSITIES INC
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH00016
• Assignee: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): US 4935943
• OSTI ID: 867432
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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