Title:
CONTAINER FOR NUCLEAR FUEL POWDER
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JPS5477899
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
The present invention solves the foregoing problems by providing a critically safe vessel for the storage and rapid discharge of nuclear fuel material enriched in powder form. The container includes a hollow container body in the form of a pouch having a critically safe dimension, provided to contain said combustible material. A powder inlet orifice is formed in a side wall of the body at a point adjacent one of its corners and a powder discharge orifice is formed in another corner of said body located approximately on the diagonal of said powder inlet orifice. . Means are provided for moving the powder during discharge, which are located along the side walls of the powder displacement container are constituted by two gas chambers that serve to introduce gas into the body of the container in order to reduce the friction on the container surface and the powder contained in the container powder, in order to facilitate the exit of the powder. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)
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Inventors:
BENJIYAMIN FURANKURIN ESERETSU
RICHIYAADO INGUWARUDO RAASON
RICHIYAADO INGUWARUDO RAASON
Application Number:
JP13057278A
Publication Date:
June 21, 1979
Filing Date:
October 25, 1978
Export Citation:
Assignee:
GEN ELECTRIC
International Classes:
G21C19/40; G21F5/002; G21F9/00; G21F9/36; (IPC1-7): G21C19/40; G21F5/00; G21F9/00