CONTAINER FOR STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION OF SPENT FUEL ASSEMBLIES AND CASE FOR THEIR ARRANGEMENT Russian patent published in 2017 - IPC G21F5/00 

FIELD: packaging industry.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to containers and cases, for transportation and storage of spent nuclear fuel. Container comprises a metal body, cylindrical shells concentrically mounted on the coaming. Between inserts and outer shell there are cylindrical inserts. Container cavity is tightly covered with two covers. On the inner cover and in the support under the bottom there is a neutron shield. On the top cover and support there are dampers. Inner cover is sealed in the form of two metal rings. In the upper coaming there are channels for checking leak integrity of the container cavities. In the lower coaming there is a channel, in which there is a valve for cooling-drying of the inner cavity. Channels and valve have the possibility of tight attachment of operational equipment. On the outer shell there are grouped lengthwise ribs.

EFFECT: invention allows to transfer, store for a long time, transport for recycling 31 pcs of SFA reactors of the PWR-1000 type.

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