SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECLAIMING ENERGY FROM HEAT EMANATING FROM SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL
    1.
    发明申请
    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECLAIMING ENERGY FROM HEAT EMANATING FROM SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL 审中-公开
    从燃料核燃料热发电中回收能量的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20150187449A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-07-02

    申请号:US14639245

    申请日:2015-03-05

    IPC分类号: G21C19/06

    摘要: The present invention provides a system and method for reclaiming energy from the heat emanating from spent nuclear fuel contained within a canister-based dry storage system. The inventive system and method provides continuous passive cooling of the loaded canisters by utilizing the chimney-effect and reclaims the energy from the air that is heated by the canisters. The inventive system and method, in one embodiment, is particularly suited to store the canisters below-grade, thereby utilizing the natural radiation shielding properties of the sub-grade while still facilitating passive air cooling of the canisters. In another embodiment, the invention focuses on a special arrangement of the spent nuclear fuel within the canisters so that spent nuclear fuel that is hotter than that which is typically allowed to be withdrawn from the spent fuel pools can be used in a dry-storage environment, thereby increasing the amount energy that can be reclaimed.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供一种用于从包含在基于罐的干燥储存系统中的废核燃料散发的热量回收能量的系统和方法。 本发明的系统和方法通过利用烟囱效应提供负载的罐的连续的被动冷却,并且从由罐加热的空气中回收能量。 在一个实施例中,本发明的系统和方法特别适用于储存低于等级的罐,从而利用子级的自然辐射屏蔽性能,同时还促进了罐的被动空气冷却。 在另一个实施方案中,本发明着重于在罐内的废核燃料的特殊布置,使得比通常允许从废燃料池中取出的废核燃料更热的废核燃料可用于干燥储存环境 ,从而增加可回收的能量。

    VENTILATED SYSTEM FOR STORING HIGH LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE
    4.
    发明申请
    VENTILATED SYSTEM FOR STORING HIGH LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE 有权
    用于储存高水平放射性废物的通风系统

    公开(公告)号:US20150076161A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-03-19

    申请号:US14534391

    申请日:2014-11-06

    IPC分类号: G21F5/005 G21F5/10 G21F9/36

    摘要: A system for storing high level radioactive waste. In one embodiment, the invention can be a system comprising an overpack body extending along a vertical axis and having a cavity for storing high level radioactive waste, the cavity having an open top end and a floor; an overpack lid positioned atop the overpack body to enclose the open top end of the cavity; an air inlet vent for introducing cool air into the cavity, the air inlet vent extending from an opening in an outer surface of the overpack body to an opening in the floor; and an air outlet vent in the overpack lid for removing warmed air from the cavity.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于储存高放射性废物的系统。 在一个实施例中,本发明可以是包括沿着垂直轴线延伸并具有用于存储高放射性废物的空腔的外包装主体的系统,该空腔具有敞开的顶端和底板; 位于外包装体顶部的外包装盖,以封闭空腔的敞开的顶端; 空气入口通风口,用于将冷空气引入空腔,空气入口通气口从外包装体的外表面的开口延伸到地板的开口; 以及在外包装盖中的空气出口通气口,用于从空腔移除温暖的空气。

    Ventilated system for storing high level radioactive waste
    5.
    发明授权
    Ventilated system for storing high level radioactive waste 有权
    用于储存高放射性废物的通风系统

    公开(公告)号:US09293229B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-03-22

    申请号:US14534391

    申请日:2014-11-06

    摘要: A system for storing high level radioactive waste. In one embodiment, the invention can be a system comprising an overpack body extending along a vertical axis and having a cavity for storing high level radioactive waste, the cavity having an open top end and a floor; an overpack lid positioned atop the overpack body to enclose the open top end of the cavity; an air inlet vent for introducing cool air into the cavity, the air inlet vent extending from an opening in an outer surface of the overpack body to an opening in the floor; and an air outlet vent in the overpack lid for removing warmed air from the cavity.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于储存高放射性废物的系统。 在一个实施例中,本发明可以是包括沿着垂直轴线延伸并具有用于存储高放射性废物的空腔的外包装主体的系统,该空腔具有敞开的顶端和底板; 位于外包装体顶部的外包装盖,以封闭空腔的敞开的顶端; 空气入口通风口,用于将冷空气引入空腔,空气入口通气口从外包装体的外表面的开口延伸到地板的开口; 以及在外包装盖中的空气出口通气口,用于从空腔移除温暖的空气。

    System and method for reclaiming energy from heat emanating from spent nuclear fuel

    公开(公告)号:US10418136B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-09-17

    申请号:US14639245

    申请日:2015-03-05

    摘要: The present invention provides a system and method for reclaiming energy from the heat emanating from spent nuclear fuel contained within a canister-based dry storage system. The inventive system and method provides continuous passive cooling of the loaded canisters by utilizing the chimney-effect and reclaims the energy from the air that is heated by the canisters. The inventive system and method, in one embodiment, is particularly suited to store the canisters below-grade, thereby utilizing the natural radiation shielding properties of the sub-grade while still facilitating passive air cooling of the canisters. In another embodiment, the invention focuses on a special arrangement of the spent nuclear fuel within the canisters so that spent nuclear fuel that is hotter than that which is typically allowed to be withdrawn from the spent fuel pools can be used in a dry-storage environment, thereby increasing the amount energy that can be reclaimed.

    System and method for preparing a container loaded with wet radioactive elements for dry storage
    9.
    发明授权
    System and method for preparing a container loaded with wet radioactive elements for dry storage 有权
    用于制备装载有用于干燥储存的湿放射性元素的容器的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US09165690B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-10-20

    申请号:US14060384

    申请日:2013-10-22

    摘要: A method for preparing a cavity loaded with wet radioactive elements for dry storage, the method including: connecting a condensing module, a vacuum module, and a gas circulator module to the cavity so as to form a hermetically sealed closed-loop path that includes the cavity; filling the closed-loop path with a non-reactive gas; circulating the non-reactive gas through the closed-loop path until the condensing module is no longer removing substantial amounts of water from the circulating non-reactive gas, wherein the vacuum module is sealed off from the closed-loop path during the circulating; discontinuing the circulation of the non-reactive gas through the closed-loop path; fluidly coupling the vacuum module to the cavity and fluidly isolating the cavity and the vacuum module; and applying a vacuum pressure to the cavity via the vacuum module so as to create a sub-atmospheric pressure within the cavity.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于制备装有用于干燥储存的湿式放射性元素的空腔的方法,所述方法包括:将冷凝模块,真空模块和气体循环器模块连接到所述空腔,以形成气密密闭的闭环路径,其包括 腔体 用非反应性气体填充闭环路径; 使非反应性气体循环通过闭环路径,直到冷凝模块不再从循环的非反应性气体中除去大量的水,其中真空模块在循环期间与闭环路径密封; 停止通过闭环路径的非反应性气体的循环; 将真空模块流体耦合到空腔并流体地隔离空腔和真空模块; 以及通过所述真空模块向所述空腔施加真空压力,以在所述空腔内产生次大气压。

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECLAIMING ENERGY FROM HEAT EMANATING FROM SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL

    公开(公告)号:US20200027600A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-23

    申请号:US16527833

    申请日:2019-07-31

    摘要: The present invention provides a system and method for reclaiming energy from the heat emanating from spent nuclear fuel contained within a canister-based dry storage system. The inventive system and method provides continuous passive cooling of the loaded canisters by utilizing the chimney-effect and reclaims the energy from the air that is heated by the canisters. The inventive system and method, in one embodiment, is particularly suited to store the canisters below-grade, thereby utilizing the natural radiation shielding properties of the sub-grade while still facilitating passive air cooling of the canisters. In another embodiment, the invention focuses on a special arrangement of the spent nuclear fuel within the canisters so that spent nuclear fuel that is hotter than that which is typically allowed to be withdrawn from the spent fuel pools can be used in a dry-storage environment, thereby increasing the amount energy that can be reclaimed.