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Title: Container for the storage of radioactive material

Abstract

In a container for the storage of radioactive material comprising an inner casing for receiving the material and an outer casing made of a ceramic material which surrounds the inner casing, it is of prime importance that mechanical and thermal stresses which occur during storage and transport do not lead to destruction of the outer casing. In order to achieve this, the inner casing is held within the outer casing by contact distributed over a large surface area of the inner wall of the outer casing, the contact being achieved solely by frictional engagement, or by frictional engagement assisted by an adhesive. Preferably a contact element forming a frictional engagement element consists of a slotted sleeve and an abutment which is connected to the inner casing. Instead of a single contact element exhibiting a large contact area, a plurality of smaller contact elements can be used with an essentially uniform distribution of their individual contact areas over a large surface of the inner wall of the outer casing.

Inventors:
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Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
5781068
Patent Number(s):
US 4488048
Application Number:
TRN: 85-010384
Assignee:
Steag Kernenergie GmbH (Germany, Federal Republic Of)
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent Priority Date: Priority date 16 Dec 1981, Germany, Federal Republic of (F.R. Germany); Other Information: PAT-APPL-331295
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
42 ENGINEERING; CONTAINERS; DESIGN; RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; TRANSPORT; ADHESIVES; CERAMICS; LINERS; MANAGEMENT; MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; STORAGE; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE STORAGE; WASTES; 420204* - Engineering- Shipping Containers

Citation Formats

Bienek, H, von Heesen, W, and Wick, W. Container for the storage of radioactive material. United States: N. p., 1984. Web.
Bienek, H, von Heesen, W, & Wick, W. Container for the storage of radioactive material. United States.
Bienek, H, von Heesen, W, and Wick, W. 1984. "Container for the storage of radioactive material". United States.
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title = {Container for the storage of radioactive material},
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abstractNote = {In a container for the storage of radioactive material comprising an inner casing for receiving the material and an outer casing made of a ceramic material which surrounds the inner casing, it is of prime importance that mechanical and thermal stresses which occur during storage and transport do not lead to destruction of the outer casing. In order to achieve this, the inner casing is held within the outer casing by contact distributed over a large surface area of the inner wall of the outer casing, the contact being achieved solely by frictional engagement, or by frictional engagement assisted by an adhesive. Preferably a contact element forming a frictional engagement element consists of a slotted sleeve and an abutment which is connected to the inner casing. Instead of a single contact element exhibiting a large contact area, a plurality of smaller contact elements can be used with an essentially uniform distribution of their individual contact areas over a large surface of the inner wall of the outer casing.},
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year = {Tue Dec 11 00:00:00 EST 1984},
month = {Tue Dec 11 00:00:00 EST 1984}
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