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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 1982
Filed:
Oct. 12, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
Benjamin F Etheredge, Wilmington, NC (US);
Richard I Larson, Wilmington, NC (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, San Jose, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
222-1 ; 222165 ; 222630 ; 222195 ;
Abstract
A critically safe container 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.