Patent ID: 6359187
Filing Date: 2002-03-19
Classification: G21F

Abstract:
A method of filling and sealing a container with radioactive debris, comprising the steps of:placing a container within a support structure submerged in water and covering the support structure and container with a hood submerged in the water; and, while the hood remains submerged in water, then: lowering a connector portion of a fill line into a secondary volume of the container and connecting the connector portion of the fill line to a fill tube of the container; lowering a connector portion of a dewatering line into the secondary volume of the container and connecting the connector portion of the dewatering line to a dewatering tube of the container; injecting a slurry of radioactive debris into a primary volume of the container through the fill line and fill tube; and removing fluid from a slurry of radioactive debris within the container through the dewatering tube and dewatering line.