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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2017
Areva Inc., Lynchburg, VA (US);
Leo Paul Lessard, Clinton, MA (US);
Adam Mancini, Galway, NY (US);
Richard James Furr, Matthews, NC (US);
Matthieu P. Lucas, Rockville, MD (US);
Donald R. LeFrancois, Marlborough, MA (US);
AREVA Inc., Lynchburg, VA (US);
Abstract
A method of decommissioning a nuclear reactor including a vessel defining an inner chamber and reactor internal components positioned within the inner chamber includes removing at least some of the internal components and repackaging at least some of the removed internal components in at least one of the first and second predefined sections of the vessel defining a cutting zone between the at least first and second predefined sections. The method further includes disposing the vessel in a container, and encapsulating the internal components in the vessel and encapsulating the vessel in the container to generate a package. A package including components from a decommissioned and dismantled nuclear reactor includes a vessel and a plurality of components encapsulated in the vessel.