Drum for storage of nuclear reactor fuel assemblies
OwnerVladimir I. Batjukov, Alexandr F. Shapkin +3inventors
InventorsVladimir I. Batjukov, Alexandr F. Shapkin, Alexandr I. Fadeev, Tsolak G. Shkhian, Vitold A. Sumatokhin
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Abstract
A drum for storage of nuclear reactor fuel assemblies, comprises a housing accommodating a vertically set cylinder with holders, extending along the height of the cylinder for spent fuel assemblies having portions bent along their length. Provided in the walls of each holder is a means for accommodating the fuel assembly portion bent along the length of the assembly, which permits the size and weight of the drum to be substantially reduced.
Claims4
A drum for storage of elongated, spent, nuclear reactor fuel assemblies having portions bent along their length a total lateral distance Z, comprising:
- a housing;
- a cylinder positioned vertically in said housing and having a top end face and a bottom end face;
- holder means for holding said fuel assemblies in a position substantially along the vertical direction of said cylinder, said holder means connected with said cylinder;
- wherein said holder means comprises a plurality of walls defining enclosures extending substantially along the vertical direction of said cylinder for accommodating said fuel assemblies, said enclosures each having an inner diameter greater than the outer diameter of a fuel assembly and less than the sum of the outer diameter of said fuel assembly and the distance Z and said enclosures further each having a longitudinal portion which is at least partly open for accommodating the bent portion of one of said assemblies.
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