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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2013
Applicant:
Nuscale Power, Llc, Corvallis, OR (US);
Inventors:
Jose N. Reyes, Jr., Corvallis, OR (US);
Christopher Colbert, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Assignee:
NuScale Power, LLC, Corvallis, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21F 5/012 (2006.01); G21C 19/07 (2006.01); G21C 19/08 (2006.01); G21C 19/32 (2006.01); G21F 5/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 19/07 (2013.01); G21C 19/08 (2013.01); G21C 19/32 (2013.01); G21F 5/012 (2013.01); G21F 5/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A spent nuclear fuel rod canister includes a submersible pressure vessel including a casing that defines an interior cavity, the casing including a corrosion resistant and heat conductive material with a thermal conductivity of above about 7.0 watts per meter per kelvin; and a rack enclosed within the interior cavity and configured to support one or more spent nuclear fuel rods.