Method and device for the loading and sealing of a double container system for the storage of radioactive material and a seal for the double container system
AssigneeDeutsche Gesellschaft fur Wiederaufarbeitung von Kernbrennstoffen mbH
InventorsWolfgang Madle, Norbert Gawlik, Franz W. Popp
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Abstract
A method is disclosed for loading and sealing a double container for tranrt and storage of radioactive material in which an inner cover is screwed into the inner container while said inner container is in a hot cell, and welding a second cover on the inner container outside the hot cell.
Claims5
In a method for loading and sealing a double container system provided for the transport and storage of radioactive material, which system has a removable inner container and an outer shielding container each of which is equipped with its own cover, comprising the steps of
- (a) injecting the empty double container system into a hot cell,
- (b) loading within said hot cell the inner container with radioactive material which is enclosed in a sheath,
- (c) sealing the inner container with an inner cover in the hot cell,
- (d) ejecting from the hot cell the double container system which is loaded and sealed with the inner cover, and
- (f) sealing the outer container with a shielding cover, the improvement comprising the further steps of screwing a first inner cover into the inner container thereby providing an annular seal and welding a second outer cover onto the inner container over said inner cover outside the hot cell.
In a method for loading and sealing a double container system provided for the transport and storage of radioactive material, which system has a removable inner container and an outer shielding container each of which is equipped with its own cover, comprising the steps of
- (a) placing said double container system in communication with a hot cell,
- (b) loading the inner container with radioactive material enclosed in a sheath,
- (c) closing said inner container with an inner cover while the double container system is in communication with said hot cell,
- (d) sealing the inner container and thereafter sealing the outer container with a shielding cover outside the hot cell,
- the improvement comprising the steps of
- locking the empty double container system within an injection aperture in the bottom of the hot cell,
- loading the inner container with the radioactive material through the injection aperture of the hot cell,
- screwing the inner cover into the inner container to provide an annular seal while the double container system is in the locked position,
- closing the injection aperture,
- unlocking the double container system containing the loaded and sealed inner container,
- removing said container system for the hot cell, and
- welding an outer cover onto the inner container over said inner container outside the hot cell before sealing the outer container with said shielding cover.
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