GB1055818A - Transit flask for radioactive objects - Google Patents
Transit flask for radioactive objectsInfo
- Publication number
- GB1055818A GB1055818A GB49708/64A GB4970864A GB1055818A GB 1055818 A GB1055818 A GB 1055818A GB 49708/64 A GB49708/64 A GB 49708/64A GB 4970864 A GB4970864 A GB 4970864A GB 1055818 A GB1055818 A GB 1055818A
- Authority
- GB
- United Kingdom
- Prior art keywords
- flask
- alloy
- drum
- lead
- antimony
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired
Links
Classifications
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- G—PHYSICS
- G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
- G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
- G21C13/00—Pressure vessels; Containment vessels; Containment in general
- G21C13/02—Details
- G21C13/04—Arrangements for expansion and contraction
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- G—PHYSICS
- G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
- G21F—PROTECTION AGAINST X-RADIATION, GAMMA RADIATION, CORPUSCULAR RADIATION OR PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT; TREATING RADIOACTIVELY CONTAMINATED MATERIAL; DECONTAMINATION ARRANGEMENTS THEREFOR
- G21F5/00—Transportable or portable shielded containers
- G21F5/005—Containers for solid radioactive wastes, e.g. for ultimate disposal
- G21F5/008—Containers for fuel elements
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- G—PHYSICS
- G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
- G21F—PROTECTION AGAINST X-RADIATION, GAMMA RADIATION, CORPUSCULAR RADIATION OR PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT; TREATING RADIOACTIVELY CONTAMINATED MATERIAL; DECONTAMINATION ARRANGEMENTS THEREFOR
- G21F5/00—Transportable or portable shielded containers
- G21F5/06—Details of, or accessories to, the containers
- G21F5/065—Containers provided with a rotatable drum
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- Y02E30/00—Energy generation of nuclear origin
- Y02E30/30—Nuclear fission reactors
Landscapes
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- High Energy & Nuclear Physics (AREA)
- Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
- Closures For Containers (AREA)
- Details Of Rigid Or Semi-Rigid Containers (AREA)
Abstract
1,055,818. Shielded containers for radio-active material. COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE. Dec. 7, 1964 [Dec. 6, 1963], No. 49708/64. Heading B4Q. An air-tight and shielded flask for protection and transportation of radio-active objects, more particularly irradiated fuel elements, comprises and outer metal easing 2 surrounding a shielding material 1 and provided on its inside surface with at least one pocket 20 bounded by a deformable metal sheet 19 welded to the casing and filled with a fusible alloy which liquefies at a predetermined temperature, means being provided to permit the alloy to escape from the casing 2 to form an expansion volume for the shielding material 1 should a sufficient increase in the temperature inside the flask occur. In the embodiment illustrated, a cavity 3 bounded by a cylindrical jacket 4 at the centre of the flask contains a rotatable drum 5 having six chambers 6 for receiving containers 7 in which fuel elements 8 or other radio-active objects are disposed. The latter are introduced through a rotatable closure drum 9. The drum 5 is rotatable by means of a crank 14 while the drum 9 is rotatable by means of a control rod 13. A handling bar 15, a closure plug 16 and various gaskets 17 and fixing screws 18 complete the flask. A suitable alloy for filling the pockets 20 is a lead-antimony alloy containing 8% by wt. of antimony while a suitable shielding material 1 is a lead-antimony alloy containing 4% by wt. of antimony. The pockets 20 in this embodiment communicate with the outside of the casing 2 through apertures 21 which are normally closed by air-tight plugs 22 of lead-bismuth alloy and preferably also stoppers 23 of plastics material. In the event of an intense fire inside the flask, for example as a result of the violent combustion of a fuel element 8 in the drum 5, the temperature rise in the flask is such as to cause rapid melting of the lead-antimony alloy in the pockets 20. At the same time, the lead-antimony alloy of the shielding material 1 becomes malleable and exerts a thrust on the sheets 19, causing the molten alloy contained in the pockets 20 to be emptied therefrom through the apertures 21 after destruction of the plugs 22 and stoppers 23 as a result of the considerable temperature rise. The stresses on the metal casing 2 are thus rendered negligible and the internal cavity 3 is not deformed.
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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FR956307A FR1386374A (en) | 1963-12-06 | 1963-12-06 | Transport castle for radioactive objects |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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GB1055818A true GB1055818A (en) | 1967-01-18 |
Family
ID=8818278
Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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GB49708/64A Expired GB1055818A (en) | 1963-12-06 | 1964-12-07 | Transit flask for radioactive objects |
Country Status (8)
Country | Link |
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BE (1) | BE656460A (en) |
CH (1) | CH426034A (en) |
DE (1) | DE1257984B (en) |
ES (1) | ES306784A1 (en) |
FR (1) | FR1386374A (en) |
GB (1) | GB1055818A (en) |
LU (1) | LU47434A1 (en) |
NL (1) | NL6413669A (en) |
Cited By (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
GB2212093A (en) * | 1987-11-09 | 1989-07-19 | Freiberg Brennstoffinst | A safety container for radioactive materials |
RU2601868C1 (en) * | 2015-12-29 | 2016-11-10 | федеральное государственное бюджетное образовательное учреждение высшего образования "Пермский национальный исследовательский политехнический университет" | Container for radioactive hazardous cargo |
Families Citing this family (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US3483381A (en) * | 1966-09-09 | 1969-12-09 | Nat Lead Co | Shipping container for radioactive materials having corner shielding means |
FR2055761A1 (en) * | 1969-08-12 | 1971-04-30 | Robatel Slpi | |
FR2544542B1 (en) * | 1983-04-13 | 1985-10-18 | Commissariat Energie Atomique | MOBILE SPEAKER FOR REPLACEMENT AND TRANSPORT OF CONTAMINATED PARTS, AND COMPLEMENTARY CASE OF SUCH A SPEAKER |
CN115339778B (en) * | 2022-09-13 | 2023-07-28 | 上海阿波罗机械股份有限公司 | Radioactive liquid transport container |
Family Cites Families (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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BE605373A (en) * | 1960-07-06 |
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1963
- 1963-12-06 FR FR956307A patent/FR1386374A/en not_active Expired
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1964
- 1964-11-24 LU LU47434A patent/LU47434A1/xx unknown
- 1964-11-25 NL NL6413669A patent/NL6413669A/xx unknown
- 1964-11-26 CH CH1526464A patent/CH426034A/en unknown
- 1964-11-30 BE BE656460A patent/BE656460A/xx unknown
- 1964-12-03 DE DEC34547A patent/DE1257984B/en active Pending
- 1964-12-05 ES ES0306784A patent/ES306784A1/en not_active Expired
- 1964-12-07 GB GB49708/64A patent/GB1055818A/en not_active Expired
Cited By (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
GB2212093A (en) * | 1987-11-09 | 1989-07-19 | Freiberg Brennstoffinst | A safety container for radioactive materials |
GB2212093B (en) * | 1987-11-09 | 1990-03-07 | Freiberg Brennstoffinst | A safety container for radioactive materials. |
RU2601868C1 (en) * | 2015-12-29 | 2016-11-10 | федеральное государственное бюджетное образовательное учреждение высшего образования "Пермский национальный исследовательский политехнический университет" | Container for radioactive hazardous cargo |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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NL6413669A (en) | 1965-06-07 |
BE656460A (en) | 1965-03-16 |
LU47434A1 (en) | 1965-01-24 |
FR1386374A (en) | 1965-01-22 |
ES306784A1 (en) | 1966-03-16 |
DE1257984B (en) | 1968-01-04 |
CH426034A (en) | 1966-12-15 |
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