Primary Inventor: Krishna P. Singh
Contributing Inventor(s): John D. Griffiths, Joseph Albert Meckley
Date of Publication: October 3, 2017
Status: Granted
Jurisdiction: US
Assignee: Holtec International, Inc.
Equipment Type: LTS Weld
Docket Number: HOL-076, HOL-076-PCT
Application Number: 14/655,860
Patent Number: US 9,779,843 B2
PCT Filed: December 26, 2013
PCT Number: PCT/US2013/077852
PCT Publication Number: WO 2014/105977 A1
PCT Publication Date: July 3, 2014
Prior Publication Data: US 2015/0340112 A1 on November 26, 2015
Related U.S. Publication Data: Provisional application No. 61/746,094, filed on December 26, 2012.
Abstract: A canister for storing radioactive materials includes a base plate, side wall and a top plate. The top plate includes a top surface with a top edge having a bevel, and with a channel set in from the top edge. The top plate is sealed to the sidewall by a weld formed between the beveled top edge and the top of the side wail. The base plate is sealed to a bottom of the sidewall, so that a sealed vessel is formed.