Transport and storage flask for nuclear fuel
Patent 4532104 Issued on July 30, 1985. Estimated Expiration Date: 
July 30, 2002. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
July 30, 2002. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3111586 3391280 3414727 3610334 3619616 3845315 3886368 Waste canister for storage of nuclear wastes Overpack for nuclear fuel container Device for the storage or disposal of radioactive wastes InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 06/361210 filed on 03/24/1982US Classes:376/272, Storage container systems for new and/or irradiated core elements250/506.1, Shielded receptacles for radioactive sources250/518.1With neutron absorption materialExaminersPrimary: Behrend, Harvey E.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesG21F 5/00 (20060101)G21F 5/005 (20060101) G21F 5/10 (20060101) Foreign Application Priority Data1981-04-06 GBAbstractA flask for the transport and storage of irradiated nuclear fuel comprises a hollow cylindrical container having cooling fins surrounded by a jacket of neutron shielding material. The jacket can be formed in two semi-cylindrical portions which are hinged together and held tight about the container. The jacket is spaced radially from the extremities of the cooling fins. | |
