Corrosion resistant storage container for radioactive material
Abstract
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.
- Inventors:
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- Bayport, NY
- Wading River, NY
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Associated Universities, Inc., Upton, NY (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 867432
- Patent Number(s):
- 4935943
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21F - PROTECTION AGAINST X-RADIATION, GAMMA RADIATION, CORPUSCULAR RADIATION OR PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10S - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76CH00016
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- corrosion; resistant; storage; container; radioactive; material; long-term; isolating; waste; repository; formed; plurality; sealed; canisters; relative; sizes; housed; larger; spacer; means; disposed; judxtaposed; pairs; maintain; predetermined; spacing; combination; plural; surfaces; associated; effective; capable; resisting; preventing; leaking; innermost; canister; ambient; atmosphere; term storage; storage container; ambient atmosphere; means disposed; radioactive material; corrosion resistant; active material; waste material; radioactive waste; long-term storage; container cap; /376/220/250/976/
Citation Formats
Schweitzer, Donald G, and Davis, Mary S. Corrosion resistant storage container for radioactive material. United States: N. p., 1990.
Web.
Schweitzer, Donald G, & Davis, Mary S. Corrosion resistant storage container for radioactive material. United States.
Schweitzer, Donald G, and Davis, Mary S. Mon .
"Corrosion resistant storage container for radioactive material". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/867432.
@article{osti_867432,
title = {Corrosion resistant storage container for radioactive material},
author = {Schweitzer, Donald G and Davis, Mary S},
abstractNote = {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.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1990},
month = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1990}
}
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