Primary Inventor: Krishna P. SinghContributing Inventor(s):Date: Mar. 30, 2022Status: PendingJurisdiction: Assignee: Equipment Type: Docket Number: HOL-142Application Number: 63/176,496Patent Number:Prior Publication Data: Related U.S. Application Data:Abstract:
HI-STORM UMAX (Holtec International Storage Module Underground Maximum Security), licensed by the NRC under DocketNumber 72-1040, stores the canister containing the spent fuel or high level waste entirely below-ground providing a clear, unobstructed view of the entire Independent Spent…
Primary Inventor: Krishna P. SinghContributing Inventor(s):Date: May 14, 2021Status: PendingJurisdiction: Assignee: Equipment Type: Docket Number: HOL-145Application Number: 63/189,383Patent Number:Prior Publication Data: Related U.S. Application Data:Abstract:
Primary Inventor: Krishna P. SinghContributing Inventor(s): Stephen AgaceDate: May 14, 2021Status: PendingJurisdiction: Assignee: Equipment Type: Docket Number: HOL-146Application Number: 63/189,423Patent Number:Prior Publication Data: Related U.S. Application Data:Abstract:
The year 2020 marked many milestones for Holtec, in spite of a global pandemic that has challenged us all.
Primary Inventor: Krishna P. SinghContributing Inventor(s): Date: Nov. 23, 2020Status: PendingJurisdiction: Assignee: Equipment Type: Docket Number: HOL-139Application Number: 63/123,706Patent Number:Prior Publication Data: Related U.S. Application Data:Abstract:
We are pleased to announce that Holtec International and Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd. have executed a Memorandum of Understanding to introduce and deploy Holtec’s canister-based dry storage and transport technologies for managing spent nuclear fuel in Japan.
We are pleased to report that the State of New Mexico has approved the land sale option allowing Holtec International to purchase 1,000 acres of land from the Eddy Lea Energy Alliance (ELEA). The land acquisition option paves the way for Holtec to build a Consolidated Interim Storage Facility (CISF) in Southeast New Mexico.
We are pleased to announce the completion of the design and safety analysis effort to enable the NUHOMS 24PT1-DSC canister to be up-righted and stored in the HI-STORM UMAX subterranean storage system in the vertical orientation. Analyses using NRC-approved simulation methods show that various safety margins either remain the same or are increased when the canister is translocated in HI-STORM UMAX. This effort was undertaken to unify the storage of all canister types in Holtec’s ultra-safe consolidated interim storage facility, known as HI-STORE, at the proposed ELEA site in New Mexico. Its successful execution opens the path to store all of the nation’s used fuel and other high level waste in a single inaccessible-to-terror configuration. Of course, this work can also be used to move a stored canister from NUHOMS to HI-STORM UMAX at an existing ISFSI for improved aging management, reduced accreted dose or security enhancement purposes. The principal ancillary needed to make the transfer from the horizontal to vertical storage is the “Canister Handling Apparatus” (perspective views shown below) designed to effectuate safe canister handling evolutions with ALARA. (more…)
Dr. Kris Singh, the inventor of Holtec’s HI-STORM UMAX, was recognized at the 36th Edison Patent Awards Ceremony and Reception held on November 12, 2015 at the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, NJ.