Storage device for storing and/or transporting nuclear fuel assemblies
US7961834B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 27, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jun 14, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 19, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E30/30
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a storage device (1) for the storing and/or transporting of nuclear fuel assemblies, including a plurality of adjacent housings each having a lateral wall and being able to receive a nuclear fuel assembly, the lateral walls being realized at least in part using stacking and intercrossing slotted structural assemblies (6a, 6b), each structural assembly including at least one plate (22) realized in a first material comprising aluminum. According to the invention, each structural assembly (6a, 6b) further includes a tubular cross-section element (20) inside of which is located said at least one plate (22), this tubular cross-section element (20) being realized in a second material selected from steels and titanium and alloys thereof.
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