Patents Examined by Marshall P O'Cononr
  • Systems and methods for transferring spent nuclear fuel from wet storage to dry storage
    Patent number: 10032533
    Abstract: Systems and methods of transferring nuclear fuel from fuel pools having size and/or weight limitations to a storage or transport cask are disclosed. A canister containing spent nuclear fuel is inserted into a transfer cask. A shielding sleeve is then placed around the transfer cask. A lifting device simultaneously lifts the transfer cask and the shielding sleeve over a storage cask and the spent fuel is transferred from the transfer cask to the storage or transport cask.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: NAC INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: George C. Carver, Juan C. Subiry, John T. Donahoe, Vadim Z. Shtylman