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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2020
Filed:
May. 06, 2019
Westinghouse Electric Company Llc, Cranberry Township, PA (US);
David L. Stucker, Chapin, SC (US);
Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, Cranberry Township, PA (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to UFtransport and process containers to store UFenriched up to 20 percent by weightU in amounts up to 1,500 kg U. The containers include a shell, which has an integral heat exchanger positioned between the exterior and interior surfaces/substrates of the shell. The integral heat exchanger is composed of metal passage voids to pass heat transport fluid. The shell forms an inner chamber, and a partition configuration is positioned within the inner chamber, extending longitudinally along the length of the container, to form a plurality of individual compartments within the inner chamber to store the UF. The containers may be produced by additive manufacturing methods.