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Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2018

Filed:

Oct. 20, 2015
Applicant:

Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Atomic Energy Council, Executive Yuan, R.o.c., Taoyuan, TW;

Inventors:

Ching-Wei Yang, Taoyuan, TW;

Kuei-Jen Cheng, Taoyuan, TW;

Yu-Tang Yang, Taoyuan, TW;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 3/20 (2006.01); G01M 3/32 (2006.01); G21F 5/008 (2006.01); G01M 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 3/3209 (2013.01); G01M 3/02 (2013.01); G21F 5/008 (2013.01);
Abstract

An apparatus is provided to verify the integrity of the confinement boundary of a spent nuclear fuel dry storage canister in operation. An external-convection blocking device is used to temporarily isolate the dry storage system or the dry storage canister from the ambient environment to form an isolated space. A gas sampling-and-analyzing device is connected to the isolated space to measure the leak rate or concentration of helium or radioactive gases which release from the dry storage canister. After the leak rate or concentration of helium or radioactive gases is measured, the integrity of the confinement boundary of the dry storage canister can be verified to further enhance the safety of the spent nuclear fuel dry storage.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Yang, Ching-Wei. (2018). Apparatus for verifying the integrity of the confinement boundary of a spent nuclear fuel dry storage canister in operation (U.S. Patent No. 9976929). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9976929

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