Primary Inventor: Krishna P. Singh
Date of Publication: Nov. 24, 2020
Status: Granted
Jurisdiction: US
Equipment Type: Fuel Rack
Docket Number: HOL-114
Application Number: 15/618,774
Patent Number(s): US 10,847,274 B2
Prior Publication Data: US 2018/0247720 A1 (Aug. 30, 2018)
Related U.S. Application Data:
- Provisional application No. 62/463,319, filed on Feb. 24, 2017.
Foreign Patents: 10-2103451
Abstract: A seismic-resistant fuel storage system for a nuclear fuel pool includes a lined fuel pool and a fuel rack comprising tubular nuclear fuel storage cells attached to a common baseplate. Pedestals protrude downwardly from the baseplate supporting the rack on the pool base slab. Spaced embedment plates are fixedly anchored to the base slab to eliminate relative movement between the plates and pool liner. The embedment plates comprise upwardly open recessed receptacles each entrapping one of the rack pedestals therein. The receptacles are configured such that lateral movement of the fuel rack along the base slab in the event of a seismic event is constrained via engagement between receptacle walls and pedestals. Lateral seismic loads are not transferred to the pool liner. In some embodiments, the baseplates in the pool are coplanar and may be abutting engaged to mitigate rack movement during a seismic event.