Fuel Basket for Spent Nuclear Fuel and Container Implementing the Same

Primary Inventor: Krishna P. SinghContributing Inventor(s): Paul Stefan Anton, Richard SpringmanDate: Aug. 1, 2023Status: GrantedJurisdiction: USAEquipment Type: MPCDocket Number: HOL-100Application Number: 17/080,966Patent Number: US 11,715,575 B2 Prior Publication Data: US 2021/0057118 A1 - Feb. 25,…

Spent Nuclear Fuel Canister

Primary Inventor: Krishna P. SinghDate: Mar. 29, 2022 Status: GrantedJurisdiction: USAssignee: Holtec InternationalEquipment Type: MPCDocket Number: HOL-125Application Number: 16/695,450Patent Number: US 11,289,227 B2Prior Publication Data: US 2020/0176143 A1, Jun. 4, 2020Related U.S. Application Data: Provisional application No.…

Manufacturing Methods to Fortify Nuclear Waste Canisters from Stress Corrosion Cracking

Primary Inventor: Krishna P. SinghDate: Feb. 15, 2022Status: GrantedJurisdiction: USEquipment Type: MPCDocket Number: HOL-113Application Number: 15/709,098Patent Number: US 11,250,962 B2 Related U.S. Application Data:  Provisional application No. 62/396,565, filed on Sep. 19, 2016. Abstract: Manufacturing methods for fabricating nuclear waste…

Industry’s First MPC Lid Welding Dry Run Representing Fuel Loading at Multiple Nuclear Plant Sites Successfully Passes NRC Inspection

Holtec and Exelon Generation recently hosted a Nuclear Regulatory Commission welding dry run inspection of multi-purpose canister (MPC) lid welding at Holtec’s Camden technology campus in support of Exelon’s Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station’s implementation of Holtec’s dry cask storage systems.

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