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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2012
Applicants:
Maria E. Falcone, Wilmington, NC (US);
Scott L. Pfeffer, Wilmington, NC (US);
Elizabeth B. Umhoefer, Wilmington, NC (US);
Inventors:
Maria E. Falcone, Wilmington, NC (US);
Scott L. Pfeffer, Wilmington, NC (US);
Elizabeth B. Umhoefer, Wilmington, NC (US);
Assignee:
GE-HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC, Wilmington, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 19/00 (2006.01); G21C 19/08 (2006.01); G21C 19/40 (2006.01); G21F 7/015 (2006.01); G21F 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 19/08 (2013.01); G21C 19/40 (2013.01); G21F 7/015 (2013.01); G21F 9/001 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for storing nuclear fuel includes transferring a fuel assembly from a long term storage vault to a nuclear reactor core, removing the fuel assembly from the nuclear reactor core, determining a heat generation rate of the irradiated fuel assembly, and transferring the irradiated fuel assembly to one of an interim storage vault and a long term storage vault based on the determined heat generation rate.