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US 2020/0027607 A1Published application
Hazardous Material Canister
AssigneeDeep Isolation, Inc.
InventorRichard A. Muller
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Abstract
A canister to store spent nuclear fuel in an underground repository includes a first end portion; a second end portion; and a middle portion attachable to the first and second end portions to define an interior volume of the housing that is sized to enclose at least one spent nuclear fuel assembly. The first and second end portions comprise shielding.
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A canister to store spent nuclear fuel in an underground repository, comprising:
- a first end portion;
- a second end portion;
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- a middle portion comprising of a material configured to allow transmission of gamma rays therethrough that is attachable to the first and second end portions to define an interior volume of the housing that is sized to enclose at least one spent nuclear fuel assembly,
- wherein the first and second end portions comprise shielding that comprises a barrier to gamma ray transmission therethrough.
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A method for containing spent nuclear fuel material, comprising:
- placing at least one spent nuclear fuel assembly removed from a nuclear reactor module into an interior volume of a spent nuclear fuel canister, the spent nuclear fuel canister comprising a base portion and a middle portion attached to the base portion, the base and middle portions defining at least a part of the interior volume, the middle portion comprising a material configured to allow transmission of gamma rays therethrough;
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- attaching a top portion of the spent nuclear fuel canister to the middle portion to enclose the at least one spent nuclear fuel assembly in the interior volume, the top and base portions comprising a shielding that comprises a barrier to gamma ray transmission therethrough,
- wherein the spent nuclear fuel canister is configured to store the at least one nuclear fuel assembly in an underground storage repository.
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