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Primary Inventor: Richard Springman
Contributing Inventor(s): Krishna P. Singh, Stephen J. Agace, Stephen E. Thompson, John D. Griffiths
Date:  Nov. 29, 2022
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Jurisdiction: US
Assignee: °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023, Inc.
Equipment Type: Compact Fuel Dehydrator
Docket Number: HOL-085
Patent No: US 11,515,054 B2
Application Number:  17/088,960

Prior Publication Data: US 2021/007444 A1, Mar. 11, 2021

Related U.S. Application Data:

• Continuation-in-part of application No. 16/902,387, filed on Jun. 16, 2020, and a continuation-in-part of application No. 16/871,221, filed on May 11, 2020, now abandoned, and a continuation-in-part of application No. 16/729,654, filed on Dec. 30, 2019, now abandoned, and a continuation-in-part of application No. 16/584,892, filed on Sep. 26, 2019, now abandoned, and a continuation-in-part of application No. 16/513,815, filed on Jun. 17, 2019, now Pat. No. 10,910,119, and a continuation-in-part of application No. 16/401,891, filed on May 2, 2019, now Pat. No. US 10,867,714 B2, and a continuation-in-part of application No. 16/022,935, filed on Jun. 29, 2018, now abandoned, and a continuation-in-part of application No. 15/973,966, filed on May 8, 2018, now Pat. No. 11,017,908, said application No. 16/902,387 is a continuation of application No. 15/689,571, filed on Aug. 29, 2017, now Pat. No. 10,692,017, said application No. 16/513,815 is a continuation of application No. 15/634,408, filed on Jun. 27, 2017, now Pat. No. 10,418,137, said application No. 16/729,654 is a division of application No. 15/596,444, filed on May 16, 2017, now Pat. No. 10,535,440, said application No. 16/401,891 is a continuation of application No. of application No. 15/584,692, filed on May 2, 2017, now Pat. No. US 10,297,356 B2, which is a continuation of application No 14/912,754, filed as application No. PCT/US2015/027455, on Apr. 24, 2019, now Pat. No. US 9,640,289 B2, said application No. 16/871,221 is a continuation of application No. 14/935,221, filed on Nov. 6, 2015, now Pat. No. 10,650,933, said application No. 16/584,892 is a continuation of application No. 14/877,217, filed on Oct. 7, 2015, now Pat. No. 10,468,145, said application No. 16/022,935 is a continuation of application No. 14/811,454, filed on Jul. 28, 2015, now Pat. No. 10,037,826, said application No. 15/973,966 is a continuation of application No. 14/424,149, filed as application No. PCT/US2013/057115 on Aug. 28, 2013, now Pat. No. 9,291,010, said application No. 15/689,571 is a continuation of application No. 14/239,752, filed as application No. PCT/US2012/051634 on Aug. 20, 2012, now Pat. No. 9.748.009, said application No. 15/596,444 is a division of application No. 13/925,385, filed onJun. 24, 2013, now Pat. No. 9,685,248.
• Provisional application No. 62/355,057, filed on Jun. 27, 2016, provisional application No. 62/076.138, filed on Nov. 6, 2014, provisional application No. 62/061,089, filed on Oct. 7, 2014. provisional application No. 62/029,931, filed on Jul. 28, 2014, provisional application No. 61/983,606, filed on Apr. 24, 2014, provisional application No. 61/694,058, filed on Aug. 28, 2012, provisional application No. 61/663.316, filed on Jun. 22. 2012. provisional application No. 61/525,583, filed on Aug. 19. 2011.

European Patent: EP 3134900

Abstract: A method of retrofitting a spent nuclear fuel system with a neutron absorbing apparatus. The method includes inserting a neutron absorbing apparatus into a first cell of an array of cells each configured to hold a spent nuclear fuel assembly.
The neutron absorbing apparatus includes a first wall and a second wall supported by a corner spine to form a chevron shape and a first locking tab protruding outwardly from the first wall towards a first cell wall of the first cell. The method includes cutting a half-sheared second locking tab in the first cell wall of the first cell adjacent to and above the first locking tab of the neutron absorbing apparatus. Finally, the second locking tab is positioned to locking engage the first locking tab to retain the neutron absorbing apparatus in the first cell during removal of one of the fuel assemblies from the first cell.