Title:
INSERT FOR NUCLEAR FUEL TRANSPORTING FLASK
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JPS5618796
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
An insert for a nuclear fuel transport container includes a number, pref. five cells of square section which are arranged so that their sides form a pentagon and create the central space for a sixth cell. The double walls of each cell, made of stainless steel, receive a filling of a neutron absorbing material, pref. a dispersion of boron carbide in an aluminium matrix. Water cooling dissipates the heat. This insert holds themax. of fuel within the given transport limits and eliminates the risk of a critical state, caused by an accident.
Inventors:
MAACHIN KURAAKU EBUANSU
Application Number:
JP9615280A
Publication Date:
February 21, 1981
Filing Date:
July 14, 1980
Export Citation:
Assignee:
BRITISH NUCLEAR FUELS LTD
International Classes:
G21F5/012; G21F5/008; (IPC1-7): G21C19/06
Domestic Patent References:
| JP50141100B |