Patent ID: 9543048
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: G21F

Claim:
1. An integrated storage, transportation and disposal system for used nuclear fuel assemblies, comprising: a plurality of canisters each including a canister sidewall defining a canister enclosure sized to receive a plurality of fuel basket tubes in side by side relationship, each of the plurality of fuel basket tubes being sized to receive at least one of the used nuclear fuel assemblies therein, each of the plurality of canisters including a plurality of longitudinal reinforcing members within the canister enclosure, the plurality of longitudinal reinforcing members being interposed between the canister sidewall and the plurality of fuel basket tubes, each of the plurality of longitudinal reinforcing members including: a cask including an end and a cask sidewall to define an internal cask volume, wherein the plurality of canisters are sized to be received within the internal cask volume in side by side relationship for transportation of the plurality of used fuel assemblies, each of the plurality of canisters being removable from the internal cask volume for disposal of the used fuel assemblies.