Container for nuclear fuel transportation
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1. A transportable container for nuclear fuel comprising:
- an outer container bounding an interior and defining an overall volume;
a thermal insulation material disposed within the interior bounded by the outer container, the thermal insulation material bounding an internal cavity;
four or more sleeves disposed within the cavity; and
one or more fuel containers received within at least one of the sleeves, each of the one or more fuel containers having an internal volume and a releasable lid, the sum of the internal volumes of the one or more fuel containers being at least 5% of the overall volume of the outer container.
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Abstract
A transport container for nuclear fuel is provided with an outer container having internal insulation, the insulation defining an internal cavity. The cavity receives a plurality of fuel containers wherein the internal volume of the fuel containers is at least 5% of the external volume of the outer container. The container allows substantially higher volume proportions of enriched fuel to be safely transported than is possible with prior containers.
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1. A transportable container for nuclear fuel comprising:
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an outer container bounding an interior and defining an overall volume;
a thermal insulation material disposed within the interior bounded by the outer container, the thermal insulation material bounding an internal cavity;
four or more sleeves disposed within the cavity; and
one or more fuel containers received within at least one of the sleeves, each of the one or more fuel containers having an internal volume and a releasable lid, the sum of the internal volumes of the one or more fuel containers being at least 5% of the overall volume of the outer container. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A transportable container for nuclear fuel comprising:
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an outer container bounding an interior and defining an overall volume;
a thermal insulation material disposed within the interior bounded by the outer container, the thermal insulation material comprising one or more base layers and one or more wall layers; and
a plurality of chambers being provided within bounds defined by the thermal insulation material, one or more fuel containers being provided within each of a plurality of the chambers, the sum of the internal volumes of the fuel containers being at least 5% of the overall volume defined by the outer container. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A transportable container for nuclear fuel, the container comprising:
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an outer container, the outer container being provided with a thermal insulation material disposed therein;
a plurality of laterally spaced apart sleeves provided within the outer container; and
one or more fuel containers received within the one or more of the sleeves, the fuel containers each being provided with a releasable lid for the fuel container, the outer container being provided with a releasable lid for the outer container. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A transportable container for nuclear fuel, the container comprising:
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an outer container defined by outer container walls, the outer container being provided with a thermal insulation material disposed therein;
a plurality of laterally spaced apart sleeves provided within the outer container;
nuclear fuel provided within the sleeves in use, wherein there is provided between the nuclear fuel within the sleeves and an outer container wall of the outer container at least some of the thermal insulation material and a neutron absorbing material. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A transportable container for nuclear fuel, in which:
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the nuclear fuel is uranium oxide and the fuel is contained within a first container;
one or more first containers are contained within a fuel container;
each fuel container is received within a sleeve;
the sleeves are laterally spaced apart from one another within a cavity;
the cavity is provided with a thermal insulation material;
the thermal insulation material is disposed within an outer container; and
the outer container contains both the fuel containers and the first containers. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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