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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2012
Michael Joseph Gundrum, Wilmington, NC (US);
Chris Swick, Wilmington, NC (US);
Joseph Capobianco, Wilmington, NC (US);
Michael Joseph Gundrum, Wilmington, NC (US);
Chris Swick, Wilmington, NC (US);
Joseph Capobianco, Wilmington, NC (US);
GE-HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC, Wilmington, NC (US);
Abstract
A system for disposing of one or more radioactive components from a nuclear reactor may include a first receptacle configured to receive the one or more radioactive components, a frame configured to support the first receptacle in the nuclear reactor, and a device configured to separate the one or more radioactive components into two or more portions during lowering of the one or more radioactive components into the first receptacle. A method for disposing of one or more radioactive components from a nuclear reactor may include assembling a system for disposing of the one or more radioactive components, and moving the assembled system to an area of a reactor core. A method for disposing of one or more radioactive components from a nuclear reactor may include assembling a system for disposing of the one or more radioactive components in an area of a reactor core.