Patents by Inventor Alan James Hooper

Alan James Hooper has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Repository for radioactive waste-vault backfill
    Patent number: 5740546
    Abstract: A method of forming a repository for radioactive waste comprises locating the waste in a subterranean vault and backfilling the vault with a filling material which is water permeable and provides a substantial reservoir of available alkalinity such that any ground water permeating through the filling material to the waste has a pH of at least 10.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1998
    Assignee: United Kingdom Nirex Limited
    Inventor: Alan James Hooper