METAL-CONCRETE CONTAINER FOR TRANSPORTATION AND/OR STORAGE OF NUCLEAR-REACTOR SPENT FUEL ASSEMBLIES Russian patent published in 2007 - IPC G21F5/08 

FIELD: storage and transportation of spent nuclear fuel.

SUBSTANCE: proposed metal-concrete container for transportation and/or storage of nuclear-reactor spent fuel assemblies has housing with bottom, internal pressurizing safety cover, hood inserted into housing and provided with cells to receive boxes with spent fuel assemblies. Container also has damping members engageable with cover on inner surface end, with housing bottom, and with housing internal wall. Hood is installed within housing in a space relation to housing internal wall. Side damping members are installed between the latter and hood. Each damping member is made in the form of longitudinal rod passed through holes in respective first and second sheet members installed throughout container height on internal wall of housing and on hood and disposed in parallel with housing bottom.

EFFECT: enhanced reliability of spent nuclear fuel storage.

6 cl, 5 dwg