Patent · US Expired

Container for radioactive materials

US4451739A · kind A · utility

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7Claims

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Inventors

Richard Christ · Bocholt, DE
Hartmut Kroll · Hanau, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 4, 1981
Grant date	May 29, 1984
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 4, 2001

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG21F5/10
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Containers for the transportation and/or storage of radioactive materials, particularly irradiated fuel elements needing a shielding for keeping back the radioactive rays. Previously known shieldings cannot be adjusted optimally to the activity of the material being transported. A good adjustment can be attained by applying the shielding entirely or partially as metal casing on the container.

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