Packaging for the transport and/or storage of radioactive materials, permitting easier production and improved heat conductivity
US11250961B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 25, 2019 |
| Grant date | Feb 15, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 25, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG21F5/10
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Packaging for the transport and/or storage of radioactive materials includes a lateral packaging body around which an outer radiation protection envelope is disposed, which is made from a plurality of individual annular structures stacked on top of each other. Every structure includes an outer annular wall and a radial heat conductive wall, an outer end of which is secured to the wall, and an inner end of which is in contact with the lateral body. Furthermore, two directly consecutive structures delimit an annular cavity housing at least one radiation protection element, the cavity being closed radially towards the outside by the wall of one or both directly consecutive structures, and axially closed by the radial heat-conducting structure of one and the other of the two structures.
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