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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 1982
Filed:
May. 09, 1980
Applicant:
Inventors:
Martin Peehs, Bubenreuth, DE;
Werner Petri, Erlangen, DE;
Assignee:
Kraftwerk Union Aktiengesellschaft, Mulheim, DE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
220228 ; 220352 ;
Abstract
Fuel assembly storage capsule for storing spent fuel assemblies in water-filled fuel pits, the capsule being formed of a sleeve sealed at the bottom thereof, having an upper opening closable by a cover and having a cross section matching that of a fuel assembly to be received therein, includes a rim formed on the cover and laterally embracing the sleeve in installed condition of the cover, the cover being retained on the sleeve of its own weight exclusively, the inner surface of the sleeve and the cover rim, in installed condition of the cover, under water, defining an annular space filled with air.