Published August 10, 1982 | Version v1
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Container for nuclear fuel powders

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Description

A critically safe container is disclosed for the storage and rapid discharge of enriched nuclear fuel material in powder form is disclosed. The container has a hollow, slab-shaped container body that has one critically safe dimension. A powder inlet is provided on one side wall of the body adjacent to a corner thereof and a powder discharge port is provided at another corner of the body approximately diagonal the powder inlet. Gas plenum for moving the powder during discharge are located along the side walls of the container adjacent the discharge port

Availability note (English)

U.S. Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D.C. 20231, USA, $.50.

Additional details

Additional titles

Augmented title (English)
Patent

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
v p.
IPC:
Int. Cl. B65D 83/06.
IPC
Int. Cl. B65D 83/06.
Patent number
US patent document 4,343,416/A/

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
14742636
Subject category
S42: ENGINEERING;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
CONTAINERS; GAS FLOW; GASES; INTAKE; NUCLEAR FUELS; POWDERS; PRESSURE GRADIENTS; SPECIFICATIONS; STORAGE
Descriptors DEC
ENERGY SOURCES; FLUID FLOW; FLUIDS; FUELS; MATERIALS; REACTOR MATERIALS

Optional Information

Notes
PAT-APPL-084135.