US4328423A
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Canister arrangement for storing radioactive waste
Assignee: United States Department of Energy
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Filing: 1980-04-23
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Granted: 1982-05-04
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Expires: 2000-04-23
Abstract
Abstract The subject invention relates to a canister arrangement for jointly storing high level radioactive chemical waste and metallic waste resulting from the reprocessing of nuclear reactor fuel elements. A cylindrical steel canister is provided with an elongated centrally disposed billet of the metallic waste and the chemical waste in vitreous form is disposed in the annulus surrounding the billet.
Inventors
- 👤 Donald K. Lorenzo
- 👤 John E. Van Cleve, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 22:48
CPC Classifications
G; G21; G21F; G21F9/00; G21F9/28; G21F9/34; G21F9/36; G21F5/00; G21F5/005
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
96 words
A canister arrangement for jointly storing radioactive heat-producing metallic and chemical waste, comprising a cylindrical shell, closure means at opposite ends of said shell for closing the latter, a solid cylinder of radioactive waste metal disposed in said shell in coaxial relationship with the longitudinal axis thereof, the waste metal cylinder being longitudinally spaced from said closure means and radially inwardly spaced from said shell to define an annulus therebetween, and an annular solid body of vitreous material and chemical waste disposed in said annulus in contacting relationship with said shell and said waste metal cylinder.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
96 words
A canister arrangement for jointly storing radioactive heat-producing metallic and chemical waste, comprising a cylindrical shell, closure means at opposite ends of said shell for closing the latter, a solid cylinder of radioactive waste metal disposed in said shell in coaxial relationship with the longitudinal axis thereof, the waste metal cylinder being longitudinally spaced from said closure means and radially inwardly spaced from said shell to define an annulus therebetween, and an annular solid body of vitreous material and chemical waste disposed in said annulus in contacting relationship with said shell and said waste metal cylinder.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
45 words
The canister arrangement claimed in claim 1, wherein said shell is vertically oriented, wherein one of said end closure means is a bottom end cap, and wherein thermal insulating means are disposed between said end cap and the lowermost end of said waste metal cylinder.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The canister arrangement claimed in claim 2, wherein said thermal insulating means consists of a wafer of refractory ceramic.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
The canister arrangement claimed in claim 2, wherein the uppermost level of said solid body of vitreous material and chemical waste terminates at a location below the upper end of the waste metal cylinder.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
57 words
The canister arrangement claimed in claim 2, wherein said shell is of stainless steel having a wall thickness in the range of 0.3 to 1.0 inch and a diameter in the range of about 10 to 14 inches, and wherein the waste metal cylinder is of a diameter in the range of about 4 to 10 inches.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1989-05-03 | 1989-11-02 | 1990-05-04 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1993-05-03 | 1993-11-02 | 1994-05-04 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |