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US 2003/0147730 A1Published application
Below grade cask transfer facility
AssigneeHoltec International
InventorsKrishna P. Singh, Stephen J. Agace
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Abstract
A system and method for transferring a canister of spent nuclear fuel from a transfer cask to a receiving cask. In one aspect, the system comprises a below grade opening adapted for receiving a cask; a platform positioned within the opening, the platform capable of vertical movement; and at least two jacks for vertically moving the platform; wherein the platform is capable of lowering the cask within the opening.
Claims38
A system for transferring spent nuclear fuel to a cask comprising:
- a below grade opening adapted for receiving a cask;
- a cask support means positioned within the opening, the cask support means capable of vertical movement;
- and
- means for vertically moving the cask support means;
- wherein the cask support means is capable of lowering the cask within the opening.
2 more elements
A method of transferring a canister of spent nuclear fuel to a cask comprising the steps of:
- lowering a receiving cask having a height into a below grade opening so that a portion of the receiving cask's height is below grade level;
- and
- transferring the canister to the receiving cask.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.