Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Containment cask for radioactive material
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Application No.: US15172806Application Date: 2016-06-03
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Publication No.: US09779844B2Publication Date: 2017-10-03
- Inventor: Hiroaki Arai , Satoshi Ashida , Koji Kitamura , Jyun Okada , Toki Ma
- Applicant: HITACHI ZOSEN CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: JP Osaka
- Assignee: HITACHI ZOSEN CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: HITACHI ZOSEN CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: JP Osaka
- Agency: Brinks Gilson & Lione
- Priority: JP2013-253450 20131206
- Main IPC: G21F5/06
- IPC: G21F5/06 ; G21F5/008 ; G21F9/36 ; G21F5/10

Abstract:
To provide a containment cask for storage or transport of radioactive material, without employing a homogenization treatment. Pouring a molten lead between an inner shell 2 and an intermediate shell 3 to serve as a gamma ray shielding material, allowing the lead to cool, and subsequently, filling either one or both of a first void layer 9a formed at a boundary between the inner shell 2 and the poured lead 5a or a second void layer 9b formed at a boundary between the intermediate shell 3 and the poured lead 5a, using a low melting point metal 10 in a closely adhering state. To provide the cask 1 with a good heat-dissipating effect, by filling the void layers 9a, 9b that prevent the cask 1 from dissipating heat, with the low melting point metal 10 that has a superb thermal conductivity.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160284431A1 CONTAINMENT CASK FOR RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL Public/Granted day:2016-09-29
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