Radioactive-material container, metal gasket for sealing the radioactive-material container, and method of manufacturing the metal gasket

A radioactive-material container includes a container body that shields nuclear radiation, which includes a cavity that stores a basket containing a recycle fuel assembly, a lid that covers the cavity, and a metal gasket that includes a sealing area that makes a physical contact with the container b...

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Main Authors Ohsono, Katsunari, Yokoyama, Takeshi, Asada, Kazuo, Kimura, Tadashi, Sakaguchi, Yasuhiro, Ookame, Shinji, Minami, Masaharu
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 13.05.2008
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Summary:A radioactive-material container includes a container body that shields nuclear radiation, which includes a cavity that stores a basket containing a recycle fuel assembly, a lid that covers the cavity, and a metal gasket that includes a sealing area that makes a physical contact with the container body and the lid. The sealing area has a specific shape that disperses tightening stress acting on the metal gasket for a sealing.