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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 1993
Filed:
Jan. 19, 1993
John D McDaniels, Jr, Solana Beach, CA (US);
Nuclear Assurance Corporation, Inc., Norcross, GA (US);
Abstract
A storage canister for spent nuclear fuel rods, having loading and storage configurations, has an open end and an apertured end wall, and means therein defining a plurality of rod locations. The canister also has movable means therein for vertically offsetting adjacent rods within the canister so that any pair of adjacent rods are vertically offset from each other. The movable means is positioned during loading to permit fluid flow into and out of the canister through the apertured end wall and in the storage configuration blocks at least one of the apertures in the end wall. The movable means may also be used to lift the fuel rods such that their tops extend above the canister body to permit removal of one or more rods. A closure member for the open end has a locking mechanism for locking it to the canister and a tamper indicating mechanism.