Induced nuclear reactions: processes – systems – and elements – Handling of fission reactor component structure within... – Storage container systems for new and/or irradiated core...
Patent
1987-11-23
1989-02-07
Kyle, Deborah L.
Induced nuclear reactions: processes, systems, and elements
Handling of fission reactor component structure within...
Storage container systems for new and/or irradiated core...
G21C 1900
Patent
active
048030422
ABSTRACT:
A shipping container is provided for use in containing and supporting a nuclear core component assembly, such as a control or poison assembly. The shipping container includes a separate rigid cylindrical body and lid of plastic material, a plurality of elongated tubes of plastic material, and foam plastic rigid flat cylindrical spacer plates. The tubes are inserted into the body for receiving and stabilizing elongated rods of the core component assembly. The spacer plates are disposed stationarily within and transversely across the body and spaced apart from one another axially along the body. Each plate has a plurality of openings therethrough for receiving and disposing the tubes in transverse side-by-side spaced relationship with respect to one another in, and extending between a closed bottom and an open top of, the body. The plates thus laterally space and support the rods when received in the tubes. The lid is hollow for receiving therein a common mounting structure of the assembly to which the rods are attached when the lid at its open bottom is installed the open top of the body. Also, overcentering lock mechanisms are provided on the lid and the body and are actuatable for latching and unlatching the lid to and from the body. An annular sealing gasket is disposable between the lid and the body for providing an air-tight seal therebetween upon latching the lid to the body.
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Baloh Frank J.
Gilmore Charles B.
Kisak James L.
Oberst Jeffrey P.
Wood John D.
Kyle Deborah L.
Wasil Daniel
Westinghouse Electric Corp.
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