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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 1984
Filed:
Oct. 13, 1981
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard J Critchley, Chorley, GB;
Roy J Swindells, Stockport, GB;
Assignee:
British Nuclear Fuels Limited, Warrington, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21F / ; G21F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
252633 ; 2505061 ; 2505071 ; 422903 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for charging radioactive waste into a disposable steel drum having a plug type lid. The drum is sealed to a waste dispenser and the dispenser closure and lid are withdrawn into the dispenser in back-to-back manner. Before reclosing the dispenser the drum is urged closer to it so that on restoring the dispenser closure to the closed position the lid is pressed into the drum opening.