US 12,006,798 B2
Retrievable waste capsules, retrieval-tool, systems and methods thereof
Gary Schneider, Colorado Springs, CO (US)
Assigned to NuclearSAFE Technology, Norman, OK (US)
Filed by NuclearSAFE Technology LLC, Norman, OK (US)
Filed on May 9, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/740,269.
Application 17/740,269 is a continuation of application No. 17/687,557, filed on Mar. 4, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0279742 A1, Sep. 7, 2023
Int. Cl. E21B 41/00 (2006.01); E21B 31/12 (2006.01); G21F 5/005 (2006.01); G21F 5/12 (2006.01); G21F 5/14 (2006.01)
CPC E21B 41/005 (2013.01) [E21B 31/12 (2013.01); G21F 5/005 (2013.01); G21F 5/12 (2013.01); G21F 5/14 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A waste-capsule that is configured for housing waste, wherein the waste-capsule comprises:
a waste-capsule-body that is a hollow cylindrical member with an internal volume for housing the waste;
a top-plug for attaching to and sealing-off an upper terminal-end of the waste-capsule-body; wherein the top-plug comprises a stinger that is an elongate-member that extends upwards from a center top of the top-plug; wherein the stinger comprises first-attachment-structure; and
a bottom-plug for attaching to and sealing-off a lower terminal-end of the waste-capsule-body; wherein the bottom-plug comprises second-attachment-structure;
wherein the first-attachment-structure is configured for removable attachment with the second-attachment-structure of a different-waste-capsule;
wherein the first-attachment-structure is at least one pin that extends outwardly from the stinger; wherein the second-attachment-structure of the waste-capsule is at least one predetermined-pathway;
wherein the at least one predetermined-pathway comprises a guiding-opening, a diagonal-passage-section, and a parallel-section;
wherein the guiding-opening, the diagonal-passage-section, and the parallel-section are configured for removable engagement with one or more pins of the different-waste-capsule;
wherein the guiding-opening is connected to and leads to the diagonal-passage-section;
wherein the diagonal-passage-section is connected to and leads to the parallel-section;
wherein a height of the parallel-section is substantially parallel to a height of the bottom-plug;
wherein a length of the diagonal-passage-section is not parallel nor perpendicular to the height of the bottom-plug; and
wherein the guiding-opening is an opening to the at least one predetermined-pathway that is configured to guide the one or more pins into the diagonal-passage-section.