Concrete shielding housing for receiving and storing a nuclear fuel element container

US4532428A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Wiederaufarbeitung von Kernbrennstoffen mbH · DE

Inventors

• Hans-Peter Dyck · Burgdorf, DE
• Harry Spilker · Bad Münder am Deister, DE
• Heinz-Dieter Gregor · Hannover, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 29, 1982
• Grant date: Jul 30, 1985
• Expiry date: Oct 29, 2002

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G21F5/10
• WIPO field: Engines, pumps, turbines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention is directed to a concrete shielding housing for receiving and storing a transportable fuel element container which is suitable for storage and filled with spent nuclear reactor fuel elements. The clear interior dimensions of the concrete shielding housing are somewhat larger than the outer dimensions of the container. During its temporary storage the fuel element container must be monitored with suitable measuring instruments. In order to make the monitoring as simple as possible, measuring probes are arranged on the inner wall surface of the shielding wall of the concrete shielding housing. The measuring probes are embedded in the concrete and are already in place and ready for use before the fuel element container is loaded into the concrete shielding housing.