Patent Number: 058621954
Section: claims

1. A transport, storage, monitoring, and retrieval system for spent nuclear fuel storage canisters, comprising three or more rows of trackage, dry pools between rows of trackage for canister storage, a canister transporter, transporter tracks for carrying the transporter adjacent to or between pools, bridge crane carrying tracks, the transporter tracks being between a set of bridge crane carrying tracks, and the dry-pools being between the bridge crane carrying tracks. 2. The system of claim 1 and further having the dry-pools being equipped with an integral cooling air ventilation manifold system bringing in outside air into the dry-pools under the stored canisters. 3. The system of claim 2 having the dry-pools being constructed water tight such that the pools can be filled with water for shielding and cooling. 4. The system of claim 1 and further having an access corridor shielded for radiation, a lifting transport conveyance with an associated elevation chase to transfer a canister between a shielded transport system and storage locations at the floor of the dry-pool, the elevation chase limiting a potential dropping of the canister should it release from the lifting transport. 5. The system of claim 4 and further having strategically placed vertical radiation shielding preventing radiation from exiting the storage area. 6. The system of claim 5 and further having a radiation shield roof. 7. The system of claim 1 having the bridge crane tracks being capable of carrying a transporter. 8. The system of claim 7 having one or more bridge cranes, each spanning over one or more rows of trackage. 9. The system of claim 1 having a system of RR-transfer tables such that a bridge crane may be moved so it can engage more than one set of off loading tracks enabling more than one track capable for off-loading canisters to more than one dry-pool. 10. The system of claim 1 having seismic bracing for supporting vertically standing canister casks. 11. The system of claim 1 where the system is operationally controlled from an off-site control station. 12. The system of claim 1 where the dry-pools are themselves casks for the storage to one or more canisters. 13. The system of claim 8 having the transporter comprise canister carrying transport cars which can be off-loaded or loaded under a bridge crane. 14. The system of claim 1 wherein each of said dry-pools include a dry radiation shielding material.