GB2337722B - Dry storage vault - Google Patents

Dry storage vault

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Publication number
GB2337722B
GB2337722B GB9811538A GB9811538A GB2337722B GB 2337722 B GB2337722 B GB 2337722B GB 9811538 A GB9811538 A GB 9811538A GB 9811538 A GB9811538 A GB 9811538A GB 2337722 B GB2337722 B GB 2337722B
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
storage vault
dry storage
vault
dry
storage
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Fee Related
Application number
GB9811538A
Other versions
GB9811538D0 (en
GB2337722A (en
Inventor
Michael Blackbourn
Christopher Charles Carter
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Alstom UK Ltd
Original Assignee
GEC Alsthom Ltd
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Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by GEC Alsthom Ltd filed Critical GEC Alsthom Ltd
Priority to GB9811538A priority Critical patent/GB2337722B/en
Publication of GB9811538D0 publication Critical patent/GB9811538D0/en
Priority to ZA9903676A priority patent/ZA993676B/en
Priority to PCT/GB1999/001726 priority patent/WO1999063544A1/en
Priority to AU42750/99A priority patent/AU4275099A/en
Publication of GB2337722A publication Critical patent/GB2337722A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2337722B publication Critical patent/GB2337722B/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21F—PROTECTION AGAINST X-RADIATION, GAMMA RADIATION, CORPUSCULAR RADIATION OR PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT; TREATING RADIOACTIVELY CONTAMINATED MATERIAL; DECONTAMINATION ARRANGEMENTS THEREFOR
    • G21F7/00—Shielded cells or rooms
    • G21F7/015—Room atmosphere, temperature or pressure control devices
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C19/00—Arrangements for treating, for handling, or for facilitating the handling of, fuel or other materials which are used within the reactor, e.g. within its pressure vessel
    • G21C19/02—Details of handling arrangements
    • G21C19/06—Magazines for holding fuel elements or control elements
    • G21C19/07—Storage racks; Storage pools
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21F—PROTECTION AGAINST X-RADIATION, GAMMA RADIATION, CORPUSCULAR RADIATION OR PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT; TREATING RADIOACTIVELY CONTAMINATED MATERIAL; DECONTAMINATION ARRANGEMENTS THEREFOR
    • G21F5/00—Transportable or portable shielded containers
    • G21F5/06—Details of, or accessories to, the containers
    • G21F5/10—Heat-removal systems, e.g. using circulating fluid or cooling fins
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • 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
    • Y02E30/00—Energy generation of nuclear origin
    • Y02E30/30—Nuclear fission reactors

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • High Energy & Nuclear Physics (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Filling Or Discharging Of Gas Storage Vessels (AREA)
GB9811538A 1998-05-29 1998-05-29 Dry storage vault Expired - Fee Related GB2337722B (en)

Priority Applications (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9811538A GB2337722B (en) 1998-05-29 1998-05-29 Dry storage vault
ZA9903676A ZA993676B (en) 1998-05-29 1999-05-31 Dry storage vault.
PCT/GB1999/001726 WO1999063544A1 (en) 1998-05-29 1999-06-01 Dry storage vault
AU42750/99A AU4275099A (en) 1998-05-29 1999-06-01 Dry storage vault

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9811538A GB2337722B (en) 1998-05-29 1998-05-29 Dry storage vault

Publications (3)

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GB9811538D0 GB9811538D0 (en) 1998-07-29
GB2337722A GB2337722A (en) 1999-12-01
GB2337722B true GB2337722B (en) 2002-01-09

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GB9811538A Expired - Fee Related GB2337722B (en) 1998-05-29 1998-05-29 Dry storage vault

Country Status (4)

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AU (1) AU4275099A (en)
GB (1) GB2337722B (en)
WO (1) WO1999063544A1 (en)
ZA (1) ZA993676B (en)

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US8067659B2 (en) 2006-10-11 2011-11-29 Holtec International, Inc. Method of removing radioactive materials from a submerged state and/or preparing spent nuclear fuel for dry storage
US8415521B2 (en) 2006-10-11 2013-04-09 Holtec International, Inc. Apparatus for providing additional radiation shielding to a container holding radioactive materials, and method of using the same to handle and/or process radioactive materials
US8798224B2 (en) 2009-05-06 2014-08-05 Holtec International, Inc. Apparatus for storing and/or transporting high level radioactive waste, and method for manufacturing the same
US9208914B2 (en) 2009-11-05 2015-12-08 Holtec International System, method and apparatus for providing additional radiation shielding to high level radioactive materials
US9001958B2 (en) 2010-04-21 2015-04-07 Holtec International, Inc. System and method for reclaiming energy from heat emanating from spent nuclear fuel
US8905259B2 (en) 2010-08-12 2014-12-09 Holtec International, Inc. Ventilated system for storing high level radioactive waste
US9293229B2 (en) 2010-08-12 2016-03-22 Holtec International, Inc. Ventilated system for storing high level radioactive waste
US9514853B2 (en) 2010-08-12 2016-12-06 Holtec International System for storing high level radioactive waste
US9105365B2 (en) 2011-10-28 2015-08-11 Holtec International, Inc. Method for controlling temperature of a portion of a radioactive waste storage system and for implementing the same

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ZA993676B (en) 2000-11-30
AU4275099A (en) 1999-12-20
WO1999063544A1 (en) 1999-12-09
GB9811538D0 (en) 1998-07-29
GB2337722A (en) 1999-12-01

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