Shipping and storage container for spent nuclear fuel

Patent · Tue May 19 04:00:00 EDT 1987

OSTI ID:6507916

Lusk, E C; Ridihalgh, J L

This patent describes a cask for transporting and storing spent nuclear fuel elements, comprising: a tubular outer shell; an inner shell concentric with the outer shell; a gamma radiation-attenuating material disposed between the outer shell and inner shells; basket members disposed within the inner shell. Each of the basket members comprising radial walls and a circumferential wall formed of a thermal conducting material. The radial walls are connected at their outer ends to the circumferential wall; open, elongated fuel-receiving modules disposed within the baskets. At least some of the modules are in contact with the radial walls; and means urging the circumferential walls of the baskets into contact with the inner shell. The means comprises shim elements disposed intermediate opposed radial walls of adjacent basket members.

• Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Tokyo
• Patent Number(s): US 4666659
• OSTI ID: 6507916
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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42 ENGINEERING
420204* -- Engineering-- Shipping Containers
ATTENUATION
CASKS
CONTAINERS
DESIGN
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
GAMMA RADIATION
IONIZING RADIATIONS
MANAGEMENT
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
RADIATIONS
SHELLS
SPENT FUEL CASKS
SPENT FUEL STORAGE
STORAGE
THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY
THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES
TRANSPORT
WALLS
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE TRANSPORTATION