Inventors:
Ian McInnes - Puyallup WA, US
William Bracey - West Orange NJ, US
Robert L. Grubb - Ellicott City MD, US
Jayant R. Bondre - Clarksville MD, US
Miguel Manrique - Danville CA, US
Prakash Narayanan - Columbia MD, US
Raheel Haroon - Columbia MD, US
Peter Shih - Ellicott City MD, US
Assignee:
TRANSNUCLEAR, INC. - Columbia MD
International Classification:
G21C 3/34
Abstract:
A rack assembly for nuclear fuel assemblies generally includes a frame assembly and a container assembly including a plurality of individual fuel containers designed to contain individual fuel assemblies, wherein the individual fuel containers are received within and supported by the frame assembly. The rack assembly further includes a shielding assembly including at least one of an inner shielding assembly comprising a substantially continuous shield between the individual fuel containers and an outer shielding assembly comprising a substantially continuous shield around at least a portion of the outer surfaces of the rack assembly. A rack storage system generally includes a plurality of rack assemblies.