Claims
- 1. A system for storing exothermic materials comprising:
a first canister having a canister wall defining a first storage volume, said first storage volume being adapted to receive exothermic material therein; and a second canister having an inner wall and an outer wall, said inner wall defining a canister-receiving volume adapted to receive at least a portion of said first canister therein, said outer wall and said inner wall defining a second storage volume therebetween, said second storage volume being adapted to receive exothermic material therein.
- 2. The storage system of claim 1, wherein said canister wall and said inner wall of said second canister are configured to form a cooling medium flow channel therebetween when said first canister is received within said canister-receiving volume such that a cooling medium is flowable through said cooling medium flow channel, whereby at least a portion of heat transferred to said canister wall and said inner wall of said second canister from the exothermic material stored within said first canister is dissipated by the cooling medium flowing through said cooling medium flow channel.
- 3. The storage system of claim 1, wherein said canister wall and said inner wall of said second canister are configured to form a cooling medium flow channel therebetween when said first canister is received within said canister-receiving volume such that a cooling medium is flowable through said cooling medium flow channel, whereby at least a portion of heat transferred to said inner wall of said second canister and said canister wall from the exothermic material stored within said second canister is dissipated by the cooling medium flowing through said cooling medium flow channel.
- 4. The storage system of claim 1, wherein said first canister is cylindrically shaped.
- 5. The storage system of claim 1, wherein said outer wall and said inner wall of said second canister are cylindrically shaped such that said second storage volume is annularly shaped.
- 6. The storage system of claim 1, further comprising:
an overpack defining an overpack interior, said overpack interior being configured to receive said first and second canisters therein such that said overpack encases said first and second canisters.
- 7. The storage system of claim 1, further comprising:
an exothermic material inserted within said first storage volume of said first storage container.
- 8. The storage system of claim 1, further comprising:
an exothermic material inserted within said second storage volume of said second storage container.
- 9. The storage system of claim 2, wherein said cooling medium flow channel is formed, at least in part, by spacers engaging between said canister wall and said inner wall of said second canister, each of said spacers being adapted to maintain a spaced configuration of a portion of said canister wall and a corresponding portion of said inner wall of said second canister.
- 10. The storage system of claim 6, wherein said outer wall of said second canister and said overpack are configured to form an outer cooling medium flow channel therebetween when said second canister is received within said overpack interior such that a cooling medium is flowable through said outer cooling medium flow channel, whereby at least a portion of heat transferred to said outer wall of said second canister from the exothermic material stored within said second canister is dissipated by the cooling medium flowing through said outer cooling medium flow channel.
- 11. The storage system of claim 7, wherein said exothermic material is spent nuclear fuel.
- 12. The storage system of claim 9, wherein said spacers and channels engage each other such that rotation of said first canister about a longitudinal axis thereof is prevented.
- 13. A system for storing exothermic materials comprising:
first means for storing exothermic material therein; and second means for receiving at least a portion of said first means therein, said second means being adapted to receive exothermic material therein.
- 14. The storage system of claim 13, further comprising:
means for maintaining a spaced configuration of said first and second means.
- 15. The storage system of claim 13, further comprising:
an exothermic material inserted within said first means.
- 16. The storage system of claim 13, further comprising:
an exothermic material inserted within said second means.
- 17. The storage system of claim 15, wherein said exothermic material is spent nuclear fuel.
- 18. A method for storing exothermic materials comprising:
providing a first canister having a canister wall defining a first storage volume, the first storage volume being adapted to receive exothermnic material therein; providing a second canister having an inner wall and an outer wall, the inner wall defining a canister-receiving volume adapted to receive at least a portion of the first canister therein, the outer wall and the inner wall defining a second storage volume therebetween; and inserting at least a portion of the first canister within the canister-receiving volume.
- 19. The method of claim 18, wherein the step of inserting comprises the step of inserting exothermic material within the first storage volume of the first canister.
- 20. The method of claim 19, further comprising the step of sealing the exothermic material within the first storage volume of the first canister.
- 21. The method of claim 19, further comprising the steps of:
providing an overpack defining an overpack interior, the overpack interior being configured to receive the first and second canisters therein; and inserting the first and second canisters within the overpack interior.
- 22. The method of claim 19, wherein the step of inserting comprises the step of inserting exothermnic material within the second storage volume of the second canister.
- 23. The method of claim 22, further comprising the step of sealing the exothermic material within the second storage volume of the second canister.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is based on and claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 60/175,442, filed on Jan. 11, 2000, which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60175442 |
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