Patents Assigned to KOREA RADIOACTIVE WASTE AGENCY
  • Patent number: 11891704
    Abstract: A method for preventing corrosion of a spent nuclear fuel canister by using electrolytic corrosion protection, according to the present invention, has an effect of enabling a semi-permanent operation and, particularly, has effects of preventing oxidation and corrosion problems of a canister made of a metal material, in consideration of various environmental variables that may cause corrosion, and ensuring the structural stability of the canister so as to enable a semi-permanent operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: KOREA RADIOACTIVE WASTE AGENCY
    Inventors: Seung Hyun Kim, Min Seok Kim, Sang Hwan Lee, Chang Min Shin, Hyung Ju Yun, Man Ho Han, Jeong Hwan Lee, Chun Hyung Cho
  • Patent number: 11309099
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a disposal container and a storage system for high-level radioactive waste and, more specifically, to a disposal container for high-level radioactive waste using multiple barriers and a barrier system using thereof, the disposal container having the multiple barriers consisting of an inner wall made of carbon steel for excellent corrosion resistance and ease of manufacture, a middle wall made of Inconel, which is bonded to a lateral surface of the inner wall, and an outer wall made of copper, which is bonded to a lateral surface of the middle wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: KOREA RADIOACTIVE WASTE AGENCY
    Inventors: Seung-Hyun Kim, Hyung-Jin Kim, Hyung-Ju Yun, Chang-Min Shin, Min-Seok Kim, Jeong-Hwan Lee, Sang-Hwan Lee, Man-Ho Han, Tae-Man Kim