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US 6,639,236 B1Granted
Radioactive material container
AssigneeThe Secretary of State for Defence
InventorsColin Mark Low, Graham John Erskine, Roy Paul Awbery, Martyn Charles Allen
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Abstract
A shielded rack loader makes use of a loading rack movable between a shielding structure and a storage tube. A shield plug seals the storage tube. A hoist moves the shield plug and the loading rack. A shield plug cart and a material transfer cart mate with receiving flanges of the rack loader and permit temporary storage and movement of the shield plug and of canisters of transuranic material.
Claims14
A radioactive material container comprising a receptacle having an exterior surface and comprising:
- a. a lead coating electroplated onto at least a portion of the exterior surface, the lead coating having a mean thickness in the range 0.01-6 mm;
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- b. a further resilient layer covering at least a portion of the exterior surface or the lead coating.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.