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Managing nuclear reactor spent fuel rods

  • US 10,453,578 B2
  • Filed: 03/29/2016
  • Issued: 10/22/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/06/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A spent nuclear fuel rod canister, comprising:

  • a submersible pressure vessel comprising a casing that defines an interior cavity, the casing comprising a corrosion resistant and heat conductive material;

    a rack enclosed within the interior cavity and configured to support one or more spent nuclear fuel rods;

    a riser that defines a fluid pathway between a top portion of the interior cavity and a bottom portion of the interior cavity;

    an annulus defined between the riser and the casing; and

    a heat exchanger attached to the casing of the pressure vessel,the heat exchanger comprising at least one conduit that is at least partially disposed exterior to the casing,the at least one conduit comprising an interior volume flowpath that is in fluid communication with the interior cavity of the pressure vessel,the at least one conduit comprisinga first conduit comprising an end of the interior volume flowpath that includes an opening located in the riser anda second conduit comprising an end of the interior volume flowpath that includes an opening located in the annulus.

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