公开(公告)号：US20230268094A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-24

申请号：US17675604

申请日：2022-02-18

申请人： UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC

发明人： Paul S. Blanton ,  Zenghu Han ,  Yung Y. Liu ,  Ronald B. Pope ,  James M. Shuler

IPC分类号： G21F5/12 ,  G21F9/36 ,  G21F5/005

CPC分类号： G21F5/12 ,  G21F9/36 ,  G21F5/005

摘要： The invention provides a containment structure, the containment structure comprising a vessel with an upwardly facing opening defining a periphery; a lid in rotatable and slidable communication with the periphery; and a plurality of rods contained within the lid and in slidable communication with the periphery. Also provided is a method for sealing and unsealing a containment vessel defining a body with a longitudinal axis and a lid, the method comprising simultaneously moving the lid parallel to the longitudinal axis and orthogonal to the longitudinal axis.

公开(公告)号：US20240044736A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-08

申请号：US17879722

申请日：2022-08-02

申请人： UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC

发明人： Yung Y. Liu ,  Brian Craig ,  Zenghu Han ,  Hirofumi Takeda

IPC分类号： G01M3/00

CPC分类号： G01M3/002

摘要： A system for monitoring stored spent fuel rods is provided, the system comprising: canisters containing the spent fuel rods; and temperature measuring means positioned on external surfaces of the canisters. Also provided is a method for monitoring stored spent fuel rods contained in canisters, the method comprising measuring temperature of the canisters at a plurality of external surfaces of each of the canisters, recording time of temperature differences between said external surfaces, determining time of oxidation initiation of the spent fuel rods based on the recording time, and preventing oxidation from occurring.

公开(公告)号：US12100527B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-24

申请号：US17675604

申请日：2022-02-18

申请人： UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC

发明人： Paul S. Blanton ,  Zenghu Han ,  Yung Y. Liu ,  Ronald B. Pope ,  James M. Shuler

IPC分类号： G21F5/12 ,  G21F5/005 ,  G21F9/36

CPC分类号： G21F5/12 ,  G21F5/005 ,  G21F9/36

摘要： The invention provides a containment structure, the containment structure comprising a vessel with an upwardly facing opening defining a periphery; a lid in rotatable and slidable communication with the periphery; and a plurality of rods contained within the lid and in slidable communication with the periphery. Also provided is a method for sealing and unsealing a containment vessel defining a body with a longitudinal axis and a lid, the method comprising simultaneously moving the lid parallel to the longitudinal axis and orthogonal to the longitudinal axis.