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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 1987
Filed:
Dec. 27, 1983
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kenneth D Kok, Dublin, OH (US);
Richard J Burian, Lancaster, OH (US);
Assignee:
Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F28F / ; G21F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2505061 ; 2505181 ;
Abstract
A cylindrical cask (1) for nuclear reactor fuel comprises a bottom portion (3), a side portion (5), and a top portion (4), each comprising material for shielding against escape of electromagnetic radiation and nuclear particles and for transfer of heat as required. The side portion comprises a plurality of coaxial thin laminas (9,10,11,12), each fitting tightly against the next, and at least two of them having substantial mechanical strength and toughness for stopping the spread of any fracturing that might occur in an adjacent lamina.