System for handling and storing radioactive waste

Title: System for handling and storing radioactive waste

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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:

Anderson, John K ^[1]; Lindemann, Paul E ^[2]

San Diego, CA
Escondido, CA

Issue Date:: 1984-01-01

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):: 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

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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
Y02E30/30 - Nuclear fission reactors

G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
G21C19/07 - Storage racks

G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21F - PROTECTION AGAINST X-RADIATION, GAMMA RADIATION, CORPUSCULAR RADIATION OR PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT
G21F9/36 - by packaging

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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/

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                    Anderson, John K, and Lindemann, Paul E. System for handling and storing radioactive waste.  United States: N. p., 1984. 
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