Container comprising a forged steel body of non-circular cross-section for nuclear fuel assemblies
US5844245A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 18, 1997 |
| Grant date | Dec 1, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 18, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG21F5/008
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A container for nuclear fuel assemblies comprises a thick cylindrical body of forged steel which delimits an inner cavity for housing said assemblies, said cavity being able to be hermetically sealed at its two ends by plugs which are also formed of metal, characterized in that the cross section of the cylindrical body is non-circular. The outer wall usually comprising flat surfaces which are parallel to the flat face of crescent-shaped sections fixed to its inner wall, providing the cross section with the shape of a square or rectangle with rounded corners, for example.
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