Spent nuclear fuel shipping basket
Patent
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OSTI ID:6744143
This patent describes a basket for a cask for transporting nuclear fuel elements. It comprises: sleeve members, each of the sleeve members having interior cross-section dimensions for receiving a nuclear fuel assembly such that the assembly is restrained from lateral movement within the sleeve member, apertured disk members, means for axially aligning the apertures in the disk members, and means for maintaining the disk members in fixed spaced relationship to form a disk assembly, comprising an array of disks, the aligned apertures of the disks being adapted to receive the sleeve members and maintain them in fixed spaced relationship.
- Assignee:
- Nuclear Assurance Corp., Norcross, GA (USA)
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4930650; A
- Application Number:
- PPN: US 7-338861A
- OSTI ID:
- 6744143
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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