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Packaging device for the transport and/or storage of a radioactive medium

US8927954B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 13, 2010
Grant dateJan 6, 2015
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Expiry dateAug 1, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG21F5/002
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A packaging device for the transport and/or storage of a radioactive medium generating flammable gases and/or explosives via radiolysis, comprising a plurality of canisters intended to contain the radioactive medium, each canister defining an inner storage space accessible via an opening for filling the medium, on which plug-forming means are mounted. According to the invention, the device also comprises a structure forming a chamber, and means for placing in communication allowing a fluid communication to be set up between the inner storage space and the chamber.

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