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Installation And Method For Processing Residual Materials

Patent No. EP2833367 (titled "Installation And Method For Processing Residual Materials") was filed by Babcock Noell on Aug 1, 2014. The application was issued on Oct 30, 2019.

Patent Summary

A modular plant for processing activated, contaminated, or non-contaminated residual material is decoupled from specific nuclear dismantling sites to enable independent recycling, landfilling, or storage. The facility comprises a building with personnel entrances/exits, air-lock inlets for contaminated parts, and dedicated outlets for decontaminated material and restricted radioactive waste. It features processing stations divided by fixed walls and flexible, adjustable walls to allow throughput scaling and rearrangement. High-dose-rate stations are strategically positioned far from personnel access and decontaminated material outlets to minimize radiation exposure. The system utilizes various transport means and storage areas to handle metallic and mineral residues, employing decontamination, sorting, and measurement processes to maximize material recycling and minimize radioactive waste generation.

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Patent Oppositions (8)

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CompanyOpposition DateRepresentative
NUKEM TECHNOLOGIES ENGINEERING SERVICES GMBHJul 29, 2020STOFFREGEN
KERNTECHNISCHE ENTSORGUNG KARLSRUHE GMBHJul 28, 2020ANDRESEN
E.ON SEJul 27, 2020BALS & VOGEL PATENTANWALTE PARTGMBB
EWN ENTSORGUNGSWERK FÃœR NUKLEARANLAGEN GMBHJul 27, 2020ANDRESEN
PREUSSENELEKTRA GMBHJul 27, 2020BALS & VOGEL PATENTANWALTE PARTGMBB
SOCIETE ELECTRICITE DE FRANCEJul 27, 2020CABINET PLASSERAUD
GNS GESELLSCHAFT FUR NUKLEAR SERVICEJul 23, 2020ANDREJEWSKI HONKE PATENT UND RECHTSANWALTE PARTNERSCHAFT MBB
RWE NUCLEAR GMBHJul 16, 2020KEENWAY PATENTANWALTE NEUMANN HEINE TARUTTIS

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EP2833367

BABCOCK NOELL
Application Number
EP14179429A
Filing Date
Aug 1, 2014
Status
Revoked
Aug 6, 2021
Publication Date
Oct 30, 2019
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