VENTILATED SYSTEM FOR STORING HIGH LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE
First Claim
1. A system for storing high level radioactive waste comprising:
- an overpack body extending along a vertical axis and having a cavity for storing high level radioactive waste, the cavity having an open top end and a floor;
an overpack lid positioned atop the overpack body to enclose the open top end of the cavity;
an air inlet vent for introducing cool air into the cavity, the air inlet vent extending from an opening in an outer surface of the overpack body to an opening in the floor, the opening in the outer surface of the overpack body extending about an entirety of a circumference of the outer surface of the overpack body; and
an air outlet vent in the overpack lid for removing warmed air from the cavity.
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Abstract
A system for storing high level radioactive waste. In one embodiment, the invention can be a system comprising an overpack body extending along a vertical axis and having a cavity for storing high level radioactive waste, the cavity having an open top end and a floor; an overpack lid positioned atop the overpack body to enclose the open top end of the cavity; an air inlet vent for introducing cool air into the cavity, the air inlet vent extending from an opening in an outer surface of the overpack body to an opening in the floor; and an air outlet vent in the overpack lid for removing warmed air from the cavity.
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1. A system for storing high level radioactive waste comprising:
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an overpack body extending along a vertical axis and having a cavity for storing high level radioactive waste, the cavity having an open top end and a floor; an overpack lid positioned atop the overpack body to enclose the open top end of the cavity; an air inlet vent for introducing cool air into the cavity, the air inlet vent extending from an opening in an outer surface of the overpack body to an opening in the floor, the opening in the outer surface of the overpack body extending about an entirety of a circumference of the outer surface of the overpack body; and an air outlet vent in the overpack lid for removing warmed air from the cavity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for storing high level radioactive waste comprising:
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an overpack body extending along a vertical axis and having a cavity for storing high level radioactive waste, the cavity having an open top end and a floor, the overpack body comprising an air inlet vent for introducing cool air into a bottom portion of the cavity; a plurality of plates disposed within a portion of the air inlet vent in a spaced apart manner, each of the plates extending along a reference line that is tangent to a third reference circle having a center point coincident with the vertical axis; and an overpack lid positioned atop the overpack body to enclose the open top end of the cavity, the overpack lid comprising an air outlet vent for removing warmed air from the cavity. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for storing high level radioactive waste comprising:
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an overpack body extending along a vertical axis and having a cavity for storing high level radioactive waste, the cavity having an open top end and a floor, the overpack body comprising an air inlet vent for introducing cool air into a bottom portion of the cavity; an overpack lid positioned atop the overpack body to enclose the open top end of the cavity, the overpack lid comprising an air outlet vent for removing warmed air from a top portion of the cavity; and the air inlet vent comprising a first section that extends substantially horizontally from an outer surface of the overpack body to a terminal end and a second section extending from the first section to an opening in the floor at an oblique angle relative to the vertical axis. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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