Abstract:
A container is designed to safely store radioactive debris from, for example, a nuclear reactor meltdown, in water or air. The container, with preferably although not necessarily all metal parts, has an overpack having an elongated cylindrical body extending between a top end and a bottom end, a planar bottom part at the bottom end, an open top at the top end, and a circular planar lid mounted over the open top. A basket is situated inside of the overpack. The basket has a plurality of elongated cylindrical canisters that are in parallel along their lengths. Each of the canisters has an elongated cylindrical body extending between a top end and a bottom end, a planar bottom part at the bottom end, an open top at the top end, and a circular planar lid mounted over the open top.
Abstract translation:容器被设计成将来自例如核反应堆熔化的放射性碎片安全地存储在水或空气中。 该容器优选地但不一定是全部金属部件具有外包装,该外包装具有在顶端和底端之间延伸的细长圆柱形主体,在底端处的平坦底部部分,在顶端处的敞开顶部以及圆形 平面盖安装在敞开的顶部。 篮子位于外包装内。 该篮子具有沿其长度平行的多个细长圆柱形罐。 每个罐具有在顶端和底端之间延伸的细长圆柱体,底端处的平坦底部,顶端处的敞开顶部以及安装在敞开顶部上的圆形平面盖。 p >
Abstract:
A container is designed to safely store radioactive debris from, for example, a nuclear reactor meltdown, in water or air. The container, with preferably although not necessarily all metal parts, has an overpack having an elongated cylindrical body extending between a top end and a bottom end, a planar bottom part at the bottom end, an open top at the top end, and a circular planar lid mounted over the open top. A basket is situated inside of the overpack. The basket has a plurality of elongated cylindrical canisters that are in parallel along their lengths. Each of the canisters has an elongated cylindrical body extending between a top end and a bottom end, a planar bottom part at the bottom end, an open top at the top end, and a circular planar lid mounted over the open top.
Abstract:
Systems and methods of transferring nuclear fuel from fuel pools having size and/or weight limitations to a storage or transport cask are disclosed. A canister containing spent nuclear fuel is inserted into a transfer cask. A shielding sleeve is then placed around the transfer cask. A lifting device simultaneously lifts the transfer cask and the shielding sleeve over a storage cask and the spent fuel is transferred from the transfer cask to the storage or transport cask.