Patent ID: 11887744
Assignee: HOLTEC INTERNATIONAL
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A radioactive waste containment system comprising:
an upwardly canister having an interior chamber configured for holding radioactive waste and an open top;
a lower confinement lid detachably coupled to an upper shielded lifting lid which forms a self-supporting lid assembly which is liftable as a coupled unit;
an outer overpack defining a top annular rim circumscribing an upwardly open interior, the canister being removably inserted in the overpack;
the lid assembly positioned atop the overpack in which a peripheral portion of the shielded lifting lid abuttingly engages the annular rim of the overpack, and the confinement lid is configured so that it does not engage the annular rim of the overpack.