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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2010
Applicants:
Steven K. Waisanen, Big Bend, WI (US);
Joe Yustus, Hartford, WI (US);
Inventors:
Steven K. Waisanen, Big Bend, WI (US);
Joe Yustus, Hartford, WI (US);
Assignee:
MHE Technologies, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 19/00 (2006.01); G21C 19/18 (2006.01); G21C 19/32 (2006.01); G21F 5/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 19/00 (2013.01); G21C 19/18 (2013.01); G21C 19/32 (2013.01); G21F 5/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for removing spent fuel assemblies from a fuel building and transporting them to on-site facilities. A cask transporter is moved into the fuel building with an empty spent fuel storage cask, spent fuel assemblies are loaded into spent fuel storage cask, the cask is sealed, and the cask transporter moves the loaded spent fuel storage cask to a handling area for final disposal. Components of the system include a penetration cover, a lifting mechanism, a control system, a valve system, and the cask transporter.