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US 4,399,366 AGranted
Separator assembly for use in spent nuclear fuel shipping cask
OwnerJames A. Bucholzinventor
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Abstract
A separator assembly for use in a spent nuclear fuel shipping cask has a honeycomb-type wall structure defining parallel cavities for holding nuclear fuel assemblies. Tubes formed of an effective neutron-absorbing material are embedded in the wall structure around each of the cavities and provide neutron flux traps when filled with water.
Claims8
A system for use in handling nuclear fuel, comprising;
- a honeycomb-type wall structure defining a plurality of elongate, parallel cavities each shaped to receive a nuclear fuel assembly;
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- a plurality of tubes extending through said wall structure and disposed around each of said cavities therein, said tubes being formed of an effective neutron-absorbing material and being filled with a moderator fluid so as to constitute neutron flux traps.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.