Storage container for radioactive materials
AssigneeSociete pour les Transports de l'Industrie Nucleaire Transnucleaire
InventorsMaurice Dallongeville, Christophe Vallentin
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Abstract
The basket comprises a bundle of tubes (10) connected to each other by an assembly structure (14) so as to form a regular network of compartments (16). Cross pieces (12) are placed between the tubes (10) so as to define a second wall approximately continuous around each compartment (16) surrounding the first wall materialized by tubes (10) and at least partially in contact with this wall. Thus, baskets with compartments with arbitrarily shaped cross sections, and particularly square, rectangular, hexagonal or circular cross sections, can be made for a limited cost.
Claims21
Storage basket for radioactive materials comprising a bundle of structurally integral prismatic metallic tubes parallel to each other along a regular network, each tube defining a compartment adapted to receive a radioactive material;
- metallic cross pieces, each including at least three flanges connected to each other through a common edge, the cross pieces being located between the said tubes;
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- in order to define a second approximately continuous wall around the first wall of each compartment and in at least partial contact with it;
- and with an assembly means grouping the said tubes and the said cross-pieces together,
- whereby at least one compartment is surrounded by a first approximately continuous wall defined by a said tube, and by a second approximately continuous wall surrounding the first wall and at least in partial contact with the first wall, the second wall formed by the cross pieces.
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