System for the storage of radioactive material in rock
CA 1096644 A · Owner: Wp-System Aktiebolag · Inventors: Sagefors, Karl I.; Hallenius, Tore J; Akesson, Bengt A.
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An underground repository for the storage of radioactive material, particularly spent fuel from nuclear reactors and radioactive wastes produced by reprocessing spent nuclear fuel. The repository comprises a hollow body of solid material for accommodating the radioactive material. The hollow body is surrounded by a shell or barrier of clay. The hollow body and the clay barrier are located in a cavity in rock, the clay filling the space between the hollow body and the inside of the rock cavity.
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- Granted March 3, 1981. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended March 3, 1998.
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