GB2582804B - Nuclear fuel shield cage with configurable closure - Google Patents

Nuclear fuel shield cage with configurable closure Download PDF

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GB2582804B
GB2582804B GB1904726.5A GB201904726A GB2582804B GB 2582804 B GB2582804 B GB 2582804B GB 201904726 A GB201904726 A GB 201904726A GB 2582804 B GB2582804 B GB 2582804B
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A Wilks Laura
J Maxwell Andrew
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Rolls Royce PLC
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    • 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
    • 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
    • G21C19/10—Lifting devices or pulling devices adapted for co-operation with fuel elements or with control elements
    • 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
    • G21C19/18—Apparatus for bringing fuel elements to the reactor charge area, e.g. from a storage place
    • 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
    • G21C19/40—Arrangements for preventing occurrence of critical conditions, e.g. during storage
    • 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
    • G21F5/14—Devices for handling containers or shipping-casks, e.g. transporting devices loading and unloading, filling of 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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WO1995010838A1 (en) * 1993-10-08 1995-04-20 Vectra Technologies, Inc. Containers for transportation and storage of spent nuclear fuel
US6853697B2 (en) * 2002-04-12 2005-02-08 Holtec International, Inc. Hermetically sealable transfer cask
US20100284778A1 (en) * 2007-12-26 2010-11-11 Areva Np Transport Container for Nuclear Fuel Assembly and Method of Transporting a Nuclear Fuel Assembly
WO2013055445A2 (en) * 2011-08-19 2013-04-18 Holtec International, Inc. Container and system for handling damaged nuclear fuel, and method of making the same
US20140329455A1 (en) * 2011-11-14 2014-11-06 Holtec International, Inc. Method for storing radioactive waste, and system for implementing the same
US20150092904A1 (en) * 2013-10-02 2015-04-02 Nac International, Inc. Systems and Methods for Transferring Spent Nuclear Fuel From Wet Storage to Dry Storage
US20150206610A1 (en) * 2014-01-22 2015-07-23 Nac International, Inc. Systems and methods for passive cooling during nuclear fuel transfer
WO2017165180A1 (en) * 2016-03-22 2017-09-28 Holtec International Apparatus for storing and/or transporting radioactive materials
US20180322970A1 (en) * 2010-08-12 2018-11-08 Holtec International Container for radioactive waste

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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WO1995010838A1 (en) * 1993-10-08 1995-04-20 Vectra Technologies, Inc. Containers for transportation and storage of spent nuclear fuel
US6853697B2 (en) * 2002-04-12 2005-02-08 Holtec International, Inc. Hermetically sealable transfer cask
US20100284778A1 (en) * 2007-12-26 2010-11-11 Areva Np Transport Container for Nuclear Fuel Assembly and Method of Transporting a Nuclear Fuel Assembly
US20180322970A1 (en) * 2010-08-12 2018-11-08 Holtec International Container for radioactive waste
WO2013055445A2 (en) * 2011-08-19 2013-04-18 Holtec International, Inc. Container and system for handling damaged nuclear fuel, and method of making the same
US20140329455A1 (en) * 2011-11-14 2014-11-06 Holtec International, Inc. Method for storing radioactive waste, and system for implementing the same
US20150092904A1 (en) * 2013-10-02 2015-04-02 Nac International, Inc. Systems and Methods for Transferring Spent Nuclear Fuel From Wet Storage to Dry Storage
US20150206610A1 (en) * 2014-01-22 2015-07-23 Nac International, Inc. Systems and methods for passive cooling during nuclear fuel transfer
WO2017165180A1 (en) * 2016-03-22 2017-09-28 Holtec International Apparatus for storing and/or transporting radioactive materials

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