Horizontal modular dry irradiated fuel storage system
Abstract
A horizontal, modular, dry, irradiated fuel storage system (10) includes a thin-walled canister (12) for containing irradiated fuel assemblies (20), which canister (12) can be positioned in a transfer cask (14) and transported in a horizontal manner from a fuel storage pool (18), to an intermediate-term storage facility. The storage system (10) includes a plurality of dry storage modules (26) which accept the canister (12) from the transfer cask (14) and provide for appropriate shielding about the canister (12). Each module (26) also provides for air cooling of the canister (12) to remove the decay heat of the irradiated fuel assemblies (20). The modules (26) can be interlocked so that each module (26) gains additional shielding from the next adjacent module (26). Hydraulic rams (30) are provided for inserting and removing the canisters (12) from the modules (26).
- Inventors:
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- Los Gatos, CA
- San Jose, CA
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 866749
- Patent Number(s):
- 4780269
- Assignee:
- Nutech, Inc. (San Jose, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21F - PROTECTION AGAINST X-RADIATION, GAMMA RADIATION, CORPUSCULAR RADIATION OR PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT
- DOE Contract Number:
- BG8319AG
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- horizontal; modular; dry; irradiated; fuel; storage; 10; thin-walled; canister; 12; containing; assemblies; 20; positioned; transfer; cask; 14; transported; manner; pool; 18; intermediate-term; facility; plurality; modules; 26; accept; provide; appropriate; shielding; module; provides; air; cooling; remove; decay; heat; interlocked; additional; adjacent; hydraulic; rams; 30; provided; inserting; removing; canisters; term storage; storage module; decay heat; fuel assemblies; irradiated fuel; air cooling; fuel storage; adjacent module; /376/220/250/976/
Citation Formats
Fischer, Larry E, McInnes, Ian D, and Massey, John V. Horizontal modular dry irradiated fuel storage system. United States: N. p., 1988.
Web.
Fischer, Larry E, McInnes, Ian D, & Massey, John V. Horizontal modular dry irradiated fuel storage system. United States.
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"Horizontal modular dry irradiated fuel storage system". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/866749.
@article{osti_866749,
title = {Horizontal modular dry irradiated fuel storage system},
author = {Fischer, Larry E and McInnes, Ian D and Massey, John V},
abstractNote = {A horizontal, modular, dry, irradiated fuel storage system (10) includes a thin-walled canister (12) for containing irradiated fuel assemblies (20), which canister (12) can be positioned in a transfer cask (14) and transported in a horizontal manner from a fuel storage pool (18), to an intermediate-term storage facility. The storage system (10) includes a plurality of dry storage modules (26) which accept the canister (12) from the transfer cask (14) and provide for appropriate shielding about the canister (12). Each module (26) also provides for air cooling of the canister (12) to remove the decay heat of the irradiated fuel assemblies (20). The modules (26) can be interlocked so that each module (26) gains additional shielding from the next adjacent module (26). Hydraulic rams (30) are provided for inserting and removing the canisters (12) from the modules (26).},
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year = {1988},
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