System for handling and storing radioactive waste
Abstract
A system and method for handling and storing spent reactor fuel and other solid radioactive waste, including canisters to contain the elements of solid waste, storage racks to hold a plurality of such canisters, storage bays to store these racks in isolation by means of shielded doors in the bays. This system also includes means for remotely positioning the racks in the bays and an access tunnel within which the remotely operated means is located to position a rack in a selected bay. The modular type of these bays will facilitate the construction of additional bays and access tunnel extension.
- Inventors:
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- San Diego, CA
- Escondido, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- GA TECHNOLOGIES INC
- OSTI Identifier:
- 865240
- Patent Number(s):
- 4481165
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AT03-76ET35300
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- handling; storing; radioactive; waste; method; spent; reactor; fuel; solid; including; canisters; contain; elements; storage; racks; hold; plurality; bays; store; isolation; means; shielded; doors; remotely; positioning; access; tunnel; operated; located; position; rack; selected; bay; modular; type; facilitate; construction; additional; extension; remotely operated; storing spent; reactor fuel; radioactive waste; solid waste; storing radioactive; spent reactor; solid radioactive; storage rack; /376/414/976/
Citation Formats
Anderson, John K, and Lindemann, Paul E. System for handling and storing radioactive waste. United States: N. p., 1984.
Web.
Anderson, John K, & Lindemann, Paul E. System for handling and storing radioactive waste. United States.
Anderson, John K, and Lindemann, Paul E. Sun .
"System for handling and storing radioactive waste". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/865240.
@article{osti_865240,
title = {System for handling and storing radioactive waste},
author = {Anderson, John K and Lindemann, Paul E},
abstractNote = {A system and method for handling and storing spent reactor fuel and other solid radioactive waste, including canisters to contain the elements of solid waste, storage racks to hold a plurality of such canisters, storage bays to store these racks in isolation by means of shielded doors in the bays. This system also includes means for remotely positioning the racks in the bays and an access tunnel within which the remotely operated means is located to position a rack in a selected bay. The modular type of these bays will facilitate the construction of additional bays and access tunnel extension.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1984},
month = {1}
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