EP4073824A4 - Passive heat removal casks and methods of using the same - Google Patents

Passive heat removal casks and methods of using the same Download PDF

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EP4073824A4
EP4073824A4 EP20900437.3A EP20900437A EP4073824A4 EP 4073824 A4 EP4073824 A4 EP 4073824A4 EP 20900437 A EP20900437 A EP 20900437A EP 4073824 A4 EP4073824 A4 EP 4073824A4
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casks
methods
same
heat removal
passive heat
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EP4073824A2 (en
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Christopher KMIEC
Earl SAITO
Eric Loewen
David MAJOR
Shirly RODRIGUEZ ROJAS
Kenneth KARCHER
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GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC
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Priority claimed from PCT/US2020/064713 external-priority patent/WO2021119557A2/en
Publication of EP4073824A2 publication Critical patent/EP4073824A2/en
Publication of EP4073824A4 publication Critical patent/EP4073824A4/en
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    • 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
    • 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
    • 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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EP20900437.3A 2019-12-11 2020-12-11 Passive heat removal casks and methods of using the same Pending EP4073824A4 (en)

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US201962946901P 2019-12-11 2019-12-11
PCT/US2020/064713 WO2021119557A2 (en) 2019-12-11 2020-12-11 Passive heat removal casks and methods of using the same

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EP4073824A2 EP4073824A2 (en) 2022-10-19
EP4073824A4 true EP4073824A4 (en) 2023-11-01

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Citations (9)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB867267A (en) * 1958-10-17 1961-05-03 Edlow Lead Company Improvements in or relating to shipping casks for transporting radioactive materials
US3780306A (en) * 1971-05-27 1973-12-18 Nat Lead Co Radioactive shipping container with neutron and gamma absorbers
DE2801946A1 (en) * 1978-01-18 1979-07-19 Amtrust Ag Radioactive components embedded in solidified slats mixt. in container - for storage or transport as compact easily remelted unit
EP0403756A1 (en) * 1989-06-19 1990-12-27 Westinghouse Electric Corporation Reactor vessel annealing system
US6802671B1 (en) * 1999-03-30 2004-10-12 Commissariat A L'energie Atomique Installation for very long term storage of heat-generating products such as nuclear waste
JP2009168775A (en) * 2008-01-21 2009-07-30 Tokyo Electric Power Co Inc:The Heat recovery system of spent fuel
US20150243385A1 (en) * 2012-08-14 2015-08-27 Smr Inventec, Llc Passively-cooled spent nuclear fuel pool system and method therefor
JP5889287B2 (en) * 2010-06-02 2016-03-22 テーエヌ・アンテルナシオナルＴＮＩｎｔｅｒｎａｔｉｏｎａｌ Package for transporting and storing radioactive material having improved heat conduction means and container for transporting and storing radioactive material comprising the same
KR101903130B1 (en) * 2017-01-02 2018-10-01 한국전력기술 주식회사 Transport and storage container for spent nuclear fuel

Patent Citations (9)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB867267A (en) * 1958-10-17 1961-05-03 Edlow Lead Company Improvements in or relating to shipping casks for transporting radioactive materials
US3780306A (en) * 1971-05-27 1973-12-18 Nat Lead Co Radioactive shipping container with neutron and gamma absorbers
DE2801946A1 (en) * 1978-01-18 1979-07-19 Amtrust Ag Radioactive components embedded in solidified slats mixt. in container - for storage or transport as compact easily remelted unit
EP0403756A1 (en) * 1989-06-19 1990-12-27 Westinghouse Electric Corporation Reactor vessel annealing system
US6802671B1 (en) * 1999-03-30 2004-10-12 Commissariat A L'energie Atomique Installation for very long term storage of heat-generating products such as nuclear waste
JP2009168775A (en) * 2008-01-21 2009-07-30 Tokyo Electric Power Co Inc:The Heat recovery system of spent fuel
JP5889287B2 (en) * 2010-06-02 2016-03-22 テーエヌ・アンテルナシオナルＴＮＩｎｔｅｒｎａｔｉｏｎａｌ Package for transporting and storing radioactive material having improved heat conduction means and container for transporting and storing radioactive material comprising the same
US20150243385A1 (en) * 2012-08-14 2015-08-27 Smr Inventec, Llc Passively-cooled spent nuclear fuel pool system and method therefor
KR101903130B1 (en) * 2017-01-02 2018-10-01 한국전력기술 주식회사 Transport and storage container for spent nuclear fuel

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