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Spent fuel storage system, components, and methods of use

US10692615B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

TN Americas LLC · US

Inventors

Zhaojuan He · Columbia, US
Uwe Wolf · Magdala, DE
William Bracey · West Orange, US
Anthony Villaflores · Laurel, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 19, 2015
Grant date	Jun 23, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 8, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02E30/30
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to systems, components, and methods for transferring canisters containing radioactive material, for example, from a container assembly using a transfer assembly to a horizontal storage module (HSM). Systems in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure include, for example, a vertical to horizontal (VTH) transfer station for a canister and method of transfer, a horizontal to horizontal (HTH) transfer station for a canister and methods of transfer, a transport wagon system for transporting a canister to a horizontal storage module (HSM), and an HSM system for long-term storage of a canister.

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