System for spent nuclear fuel storage
AssigneeGE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC
InventorsEric P. Loewen, Jordan E. Hagaman
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Abstract
The system for storage includes spent nuclear fuel arranged in a drift and at least one first mechanical structure configured to cause a target material to move in the drift. The at least one first mechanical structure is configured to at least assist in actively controlling an exposure rate of the target material to the spent nuclear fuel while the target material is being exposed to the spent nuclear fuel. The system includes at least one second mechanical structure configured to remove the target material from the drift after the target material is exposed to the spent nuclear fuel.
Claims20
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A system for storage, comprising:
- spent nuclear fuel arranged in a drift;
- at least one first mechanical structure configured to cause a target material to move in the drift, the at least one first mechanical structure being configured to at least assist in actively controlling an exposure rate of the target material to the spent nuclear fuel while the target material is being exposed to the spent nuclear fuel;
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- at least one second mechanical structure configured to remove the target material from the drift after the target material is exposed to the spent nuclear fuel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.