Transportation and storage for nuclear fuel wastes
US4543488A · kind A · utility
17Cited by
7References
12Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 9, 1984 |
| Grant date | Sep 24, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 9, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E30/30
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An exchangeable basket for a container for the transportation and storage of nuclear fuel wastes comprises tubular members of steel and connecting elements for holding the tubular members in a desired position, the steel tubes and connecting elements being embedded in a cast material having a high heat conductivity and which is made from a non-ferrous metal or alloy; the tubes are shaped to closely conform to the exterior dimensions of spent nuclear fuel elements.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.