EP3582231A1 - Récipient destiné à la réception des déchets radioactif et récipient agrégat - Google Patents

Récipient destiné à la réception des déchets radioactif et récipient agrégat Download PDF

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EP3582231A1
EP3582231A1 EP18178093.3A EP18178093A EP3582231A1 EP 3582231 A1 EP3582231 A1 EP 3582231A1 EP 18178093 A EP18178093 A EP 18178093A EP 3582231 A1 EP3582231 A1 EP 3582231A1
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Roland Hüggenberg
Berthold Klöhn
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Priority to RU2019116630A priority patent/RU2782867C2/ru
Priority to ZA2019/03495A priority patent/ZA201903495B/en
Priority to KR1020190068876A priority patent/KR20190142222A/ko
Priority to CN201910508338.0A priority patent/CN110606269B/zh
Priority to US16/439,814 priority patent/US11398320B2/en
Priority to TW108120626A priority patent/TWI826465B/zh
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21F—PROTECTION AGAINST X-RADIATION, GAMMA RADIATION, CORPUSCULAR RADIATION OR PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT; TREATING RADIOACTIVELY CONTAMINATED MATERIAL; DECONTAMINATION ARRANGEMENTS THEREFOR
    • G21F5/00—Transportable or portable shielded containers
    • G21F5/005—Containers for solid radioactive wastes, e.g. for ultimate disposal
    • G21F5/008—Containers for fuel elements
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D43/00—Lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D43/02—Removable lids or covers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D53/00—Sealing or packing elements; Sealings formed by liquid or plastics material
    • B65D53/02—Collars or rings
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21F—PROTECTION AGAINST X-RADIATION, GAMMA RADIATION, CORPUSCULAR RADIATION OR PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT; TREATING RADIOACTIVELY CONTAMINATED MATERIAL; DECONTAMINATION ARRANGEMENTS THEREFOR
    • G21F5/00—Transportable or portable shielded containers
    • G21F5/005—Containers for solid radioactive wastes, e.g. for ultimate disposal
    • G21F5/008—Containers for fuel elements
    • G21F5/012—Fuel element racks in the containers
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21F—PROTECTION AGAINST X-RADIATION, GAMMA RADIATION, CORPUSCULAR RADIATION OR PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT; TREATING RADIOACTIVELY CONTAMINATED MATERIAL; DECONTAMINATION ARRANGEMENTS THEREFOR
    • G21F5/00—Transportable or portable shielded containers
    • G21F5/06—Details of, or accessories to, the containers
    • G21F5/12—Closures for containers; Sealing arrangements

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  • the invention relates to a container for receiving radioactive waste materials, in particular for receiving spent fuel elements, with a container jacket, a container bottom connected to the container jacket and at least one container lid.
  • the invention further relates to a container assembly comprising a canister and a transport and / or storage container.
  • Containers of the type mentioned are known in practice in different embodiments. So canisters are known in particular for the transfer of spent fuel. These canisters are loaded with the spent fuel under water and then closed with a lid. These sealed canisters are then transferred to a transport and / or storage container. Due to the vertical handling of a canister when it is inserted into the transport and / or storage container, the load attachment point must be on the upper side of the canister lid and be designed for the load caused by the canister mass, the fuel element basket and the fuel elements. For this reason, a multi-layer, solid load-bearing weld seam between the canister lid and the canister jacket is provided as the load-bearing component of such a canister.
  • a welding ring is also implemented as a sealed weld seam.
  • the production and reproducibility of the welded connections must be ensured by an appropriate test.
  • the weld seams on the canisters must finally be opened again and the fuel elements must be reloaded.
  • the measures described are associated with considerable effort.
  • the invention is based on the technical problem of specifying a container of the type mentioned at the outset, in which the container can be closed with a nonetheless optimal sealing function in a relatively simple and inexpensive manner.
  • the invention is further based on the technical problem of specifying a corresponding container assembly.
  • the invention teaches a container for receiving radioactive waste, in particular for receiving spent fuel elements, - with a container jacket, one with the Container jacket connected container bottom and with at least one container lid, wherein the container shell has in its upper lid-side edge area distributed inside the container shell form-fitting elements, the container lid is provided on its outer edge with complementary form-locking elements distributed over its outer circumference and wherein the container lid is positively connected to the container shell due to the form-fitting interaction of its complementary form-locking elements with the form-fitting elements of the container shell is connectable or is connected and wherein the container lid is or can be connected to the container jacket without welding connection.
  • the container lid is positively connected to the container jacket in the closed state of the container due to the interlocking interaction of its complementary form-locking elements with the form-locking elements of the container jacket.
  • a carrier basket for receiving spent fuel elements is arranged in the container interior of the container according to the invention.
  • the container bottom and the container jacket are expediently connected to one another in one piece.
  • the container bottom and the container jacket of the container are connected to one another via at least one welded connection.
  • the container according to the invention is a canister which is loaded with the fuel elements and is subsequently introduced into a transport and / or storage container.
  • the canister is underwater with the Load the fuel assemblies and close them with the container lid.
  • the canister is then transferred to the transport and / or storage container by means of a transfer container and inserted there into the transport and / or storage container.
  • the container is a transport and / or storage container and the container cover is then the primary cover of the transport and / or storage container, the primary cover being equipped with the complementary form-locking elements.
  • a form-fitting connection between the container lid and the container jacket is realized, this connection being designed without weld connections.
  • the container lid is transferred from an open position into a locking position by twisting.
  • the rotation can expediently also be reversed from the locking position into the open position. Accordingly, the container can also be opened again in a simple manner. It is recommended that the twist of the container lid from the open position to the locking position and vice versa should be as small as possible.
  • At least three, preferably at least four, preferably at least five and very preferably at least six, form-locking elements on the inside of the container are expediently distributed over the inner circumference of the container shell.
  • a particularly recommended embodiment of the invention is characterized in that at least eight, expediently at least ten and preferably at least twelve interlocking elements on the inside of the container are arranged distributed over the inner circumference of the container jacket.
  • At least eight, preferably at least ten and particularly preferably at least twelve complementary positive locking elements are provided distributed over the outer circumference of the container lid. It is within the scope of the invention that the number of form-fitting elements on the inner circumference of the container shell corresponds to the number of complementary form-fitting elements on the outer circumference of the container lid.
  • a very preferred embodiment of the invention is characterized in that the positive locking elements and / or the complementary positive locking elements are designed in the form of brackets or in the form of cantilevered brackets. These cantilevered brackets can either be welded on or machined out of the appropriate container material.
  • either the positive locking elements or the complementary positive locking elements are designed in the form of brackets. It has proven itself within the scope of the invention that the form-fit elements on the inside of the container distributed over the inner circumference of the container are designed as brackets or as projecting brackets.
  • the brackets are then preferably either welded to the upper lid-side edge region of the container casing on the inside of the container or mechanically worked out of the container casing material. It is recommended that the brackets are rectangular or essentially rectangular in plan view. According to one embodiment variant, the brackets are rectangular with rounded corners. It is within the scope of the invention that such a bracket can be positively fitted into a groove described below and in particular into a groove section of such a groove.
  • a particularly recommended embodiment of the invention is characterized in that the positive locking elements and / or the complementary positive locking elements are designed in the form of grooves.
  • the interlocking elements or the complementary interlocking elements are designed in the form of grooves.
  • the complementary positive locking elements distributed over the outer circumference of the container lid are in the form of grooves.
  • a preferred embodiment is characterized in that a groove has at least two groove sections arranged perpendicularly or essentially perpendicularly to one another.
  • At least one groove section or a groove section of each groove is expediently arranged parallel or substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis L of the container and at least one further groove section or a further groove section is arranged perpendicularly or substantially perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis L of the container.
  • An L-shaped or an essentially L-shaped configuration of the grooves is particularly preferred in the context of the invention.
  • an L-groove section is expediently oriented parallel or substantially parallel to the container axis L and an L-groove section is arranged perpendicularly or substantially perpendicular to the container axis L of the container.
  • a groove section or an L-groove section is designed as a tangential groove section.
  • Tangential groove section means a groove section which, in the case of a container lid which is round or circular in cross section, would form a tangent or approximately a tangent with respect to the round or circular container lid when it was extended.
  • the L-groove section oriented perpendicularly or essentially perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis L of the container is expediently designed as a tangential groove section.
  • the information perpendicular to the longitudinal axis L of the container and parallel to the longitudinal axis L of the container also relates in particular to the locking position of the container with the container lid already inserted. - It is recommended that the L-groove section arranged parallel to the longitudinal axis L of the container is open towards the underside of the lid, so that - as described further below - these L-groove sections can be pushed onto the brackets protruding from the inside of the container casing.
  • both the L-groove section oriented parallel to the longitudinal axis L of the container and also perpendicular to the longitudinal axis L of the container are designed to be closed towards the upper side of the container, with a groove stop edge or groove stop surface on the cover side being realized here.
  • a recommended embodiment of the invention is characterized in that a plurality of complementary form-locking elements in the form of grooves are arranged distributed over the outer circumference of the container lid, preferably at least eight, preferably at least ten and very preferably at least twelve grooves. It is recommended that in this embodiment the container jacket has a plurality of form-fit elements distributed over its inner circumference in the form of brackets - in particular in the form of rectangular brackets. At least eight, preferably at least ten and preferably at least twelve form-fitting elements or brackets are expediently provided on the inner circumference of the container shell. It is within the scope of the invention that the number of form-fitting elements on the container jacket corresponds to the number of complementary form-fitting elements on the container lid.
  • the interlocking elements arranged on the inside of the container are expediently arranged distributed uniformly over the inner circumference of the container, preferably with the same or essentially the same spacing from one another. It is recommended that the on the outer edge of the Complementary positive locking elements provided container lid are arranged evenly distributed over the outer circumference of the container lid, and are preferably arranged at the same or substantially the same distances from each other.
  • the complementary form-locking elements distributed over the outer circumference of the container lid are preferably L-shaped grooves and that an L-groove section is expediently oriented parallel to the longitudinal axis L of the container, this L-groove section preferably being designed to be open towards the underside of the container.
  • the container lid is inserted into the container jacket with the proviso that the grooves distributed over the outer periphery of the container lid, in particular the L-groove sections, which are distributed over the outer periphery of the container lid and are oriented parallel to the longitudinal axis L of the container, each on the Console arranged inside the container can be pushed on.
  • the brackets each come into contact with the top-sided groove stop edge or groove stop surface of the parallel L-groove sections of the container lid.
  • the brackets present on the inner circumference of the container shell each come into engagement with an L-groove section arranged perpendicular to the longitudinal axis L of the container.
  • the container lid is in its locking position.
  • the number of interlocking elements and complementary interlocking elements is preferably selected such that the angle of rotation when the container lid is transferred from the open position to the locking position is as small as possible and is preferably less than 25 °, preferably less than 20 ° and very preferably less than 15 °.
  • the container lid is supported on the container in the axial direction or in the direction of the longitudinal axis L of the container in a functionally reliable manner, and a load attachment point on the container lid can thus be effectively realized.
  • the groove stop edges or groove stop surfaces on the container side are provided on both L-groove sections of the L-shaped grooves.
  • a very recommended embodiment of the invention is characterized in that the grooves, preferably the grooves arranged on the outer circumference of the container lid, each have at least one groove region, the groove base of which is tapered towards the inside of the container and towards the bottom of the container.
  • the grooves preferably the grooves arranged on the outer circumference of the container lid, each have at least one groove region, the groove base of which is tapered towards the inside of the container and towards the bottom of the container.
  • at least the L-groove section oriented perpendicular to the longitudinal axis L of the container has a groove base on the container bottom side, which is bevelled towards the inside of the container and towards the container bottom.
  • the consoles arranged on the inner circumference of the container shell have complementary bevels. This configuration with the inclined surfaces ensures that when the container or the container lid is raised in the locking position, the forces acting radially on the container shell can be reduced, so that widening of the container shell is avoided.
  • a preferred embodiment of the invention is characterized in that, in the locked position of the container, at least one sealing groove running around the circumference of the container is provided between the container lid and the container shell on the container side.
  • the sealing groove is preferably arranged between the upper edge of the container casing and the outer edge of the container cover, the container cover or the outer edge of the container cover preferably having a groove recess on the upper side. It has proven useful that the groove recess base of this groove recess is conically beveled towards the container jacket.
  • At least one seal or at least one sealing ring is expediently arranged or inserted in the sealing groove. It is within the scope of the invention that the at least one seal runs around the circumference of the container.
  • the at least one seal or the at least one sealing ring is designed as a metal seal and / or as an elastomer seal.
  • the container is a canister which can be transferred into a transport and / or storage container
  • at least one elastomer seal can be inserted into the sealing groove first after the canister has been loaded with the fuel elements.
  • the elastomer seal can be removed and afterwards at least one metal seal can expediently be used for the seal between the container lid and the container jacket. If the container lid is a primary lid of a transport and / or storage container, at least one metal seal is preferably used as the seal.
  • a metal seal used in the context of the invention has an inner band made of at least one metal and at least one jacket surrounding the inner band from at least one metal.
  • a metal seal or such a metal sealing ring is expediently equipped with an inner band made of at least one metal - preferably made of a nickel alloy or a nickel-based alloy - and with an inner jacket made of at least one metal and with at least one outer jacket made of at least one metal arranged above it.
  • the inner jacket expediently consists of steel and preferably of stainless steel.
  • An embodiment of the invention is characterized in that the outer jacket consists or essentially consists of a metal from the group "aluminum, silver, gold".
  • Such a metal seal or such a metal sealing ring has proven particularly useful in combination with the interlocking measures according to the invention.
  • At least one pressing element in the locked state or in the locked position of the container, at least one pressing element, in particular at least one pressing ring, is placed on the container lid.
  • the pressing element or the pressing ring expediently presses the at least one seal arranged in the sealing groove.
  • This pressing results in an excellent sealing function.
  • the pressing element or the pressing ring is fixed by screwing to the container, in particular to the container lid.
  • the pressing element or the pressing ring expediently runs around the circumference of the container or the container lid.
  • the pressing element or the pressing ring has a groove extension on the container lid side, which engages in the sealing groove for pressing the seal.
  • this groove extension runs around the circumference of the container like the sealing groove. It is recommended that the groove extension has a conical bevel at its lower seal-side end, which is directed backwards and upwards towards the container jacket.
  • This bevel enables with the preferably provided bevel on the groove recess base of the groove recess or the sealing groove a particularly effective pressing of the seal and thus a very reliable radial seal between the container lid and container shell.
  • the invention also relates to a container assembly with a container according to the invention, the container being a canister loaded with spent fuel elements, which is accommodated in a transport and / or storage container, which can be closed or is closed with at least one primary cover and which is expediently can also be closed or is closed with a secondary cover arranged above the primary cover.
  • the canister is expediently loaded with the spent fuel elements under water, the fuel elements being received by a carrier basket arranged in the canister.
  • the canister is then preferably transferred to the transport and / or storage container by means of a transfer container and introduced into the transport and / or storage container.
  • the transport and / or storage container is then preferably closed with the primary cover and the secondary cover and supplied to an intermediate storage or final storage.
  • the container according to the invention is already a transport and / or storage container, the container cover being the primary cover of the transport and / or storage container.
  • the primary cover is expediently fixed in a form-fitting manner to the container jacket of the transport and / or storage container using the measures according to the invention.
  • the transport and / or storage container is expediently closed with an additional secondary cover after the form-fitting application of the primary cover.
  • the Secondary lid is preferably fixed to the container via screw connections.
  • the invention is based on the finding that the container according to the invention can be closed in a functionally reliable and simple manner by means of the interlocking measures according to the invention without a welded connection. If the container according to the invention is a canister for transferring the spent fuel elements, a simple locking mechanism can be implemented without a load-bearing weld seam, which nonetheless ensures that the canister is optimally load-bearing during the corresponding operations.
  • the container lid offers an effective load attachment point even with larger masses to be transported and with higher loads. Due to the lack of a load-bearing weld seam, an expensive country-specific process qualification of the welding process by experts is not necessary. It should be emphasized that the container or canister can simply be closed and opened again without any problems.
  • any closing and opening of the container is easily possible. This is particularly advantageous if the canister is not intended for temporary storage or final storage.
  • the container lid designed according to the invention can still be used without restriction. Rather, the handling is simplified, the handling time is reduced and the handling risk is minimized. It should also be emphasized that, in comparison to the conventional canisters, no significant changes to the canister body are required to implement the measures according to the invention.
  • the container is a transport and / or storage container and the container cover is the primary cover of this container
  • complex screw connections can be used the primary cover with cover screws. This means that no inertia forces have to be removed via the cover screws.
  • the load-bearing cross sections can be significantly increased compared to the screw connection.
  • the outer diameter of the primary cover can be reduced, and with it the outer diameter of the secondary cover. This has the advantage that a greater residual wall thickness of the container body or container shell is possible in the lid area. Among other things, this increases the stability in the event of a lateral impact of the container.
  • seals in the sealing groove between the container lid and the container jacket in a container according to the invention are also particularly advantageous.
  • a seal change is possible here without dismantling the container lid.
  • the state of compression of the seal is advantageously independent of the locking of the container lid. Because of the radial sealing in the measures according to the invention, there is no impairment of the tightness due to transverse displacements.
  • the figures show a container 1 according to the invention for receiving radioactive waste materials, preferably and in the exemplary embodiment for receiving spent fuel elements 2.
  • the container 1 has a container jacket 3, a container bottom 4 connected to the container jacket 3 and a container lid 5.
  • a support basket 11 is preferably arranged and in the exemplary embodiment according to the figures for receiving the spent fuel elements 2.
  • the container bottom 4 and the container jacket 3 may be integrally connected to one another in the exemplary embodiment.
  • the container shell 3 has in its upper lid-side edge area 6 distributed inside the container inner form-locking elements 7 distributed over the inner circumference of the container shell 3 and the container lid 5 is provided on its outer edge with complementary form-locking elements 9 distributed over its outer periphery.
  • the container lid 5 is positively connected to the container jacket 3 due to the interlocking interaction of its complementary form-locking elements 9 with the form-locking elements 7 of the container jacket 3. there the connection between the container lid 5 and the container jacket 3 according to the invention is weld-free.
  • the form-fitting elements 7 on the inside or on the inner circumference of the container jacket 3 are designed as projecting brackets 12, preferably and in the exemplary embodiment in the form of rectangular brackets 12 in plan view.
  • L-shaped grooves 13 recommendably and in the exemplary embodiment have an L oriented parallel to the longitudinal axis L of the container Groove section 20 and an L-groove section 21 arranged perpendicular thereto or perpendicular to the longitudinal axis L of the container.
  • the latter L-groove sections 21 are, as it were, designed as tangential L-groove sections 21 with respect to the container lid circumference.
  • the L-groove sections 20 parallel to the longitudinal axis L of the container are designed to be open toward the underside of the container lid, so that the brackets 12 can be inserted here.
  • the projecting brackets 12 of the container shell 3 are for engagement in the grooves 13 of the container lid 5 set up.
  • the container lid 5 is expediently first inserted into the container jacket 3, so that the brackets 12 engage in the grooves 13 and in particular in the L-groove sections 20 arranged parallel to the longitudinal axis L of the container.
  • the brackets 12 come to rest on groove stop edges 15 of the grooves 13.
  • the container lid 5 is rotated so that the brackets 12 come into engagement with the L-groove sections 21 arranged perpendicular to the longitudinal axis L of the container. It is within the scope of the invention that the brackets 12 abut the groove stop edges 15 on the container side, so that the container lid 5 is held captively on the container 1 in the axial direction of the container 1.
  • the grooves 13 have groove regions 16, which are designed to be chamfered towards the container interior 10 and towards the container bottom 4 ( Fig. 3 ).
  • the assigned consoles 12 have complementary bevels.
  • at least the bottom of the groove on the container bottom side of the L-groove section 21 of the grooves 13, which is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis L of the container, is provided with a corresponding bevel.
  • the brackets 12 each have a complementary bevel. When the brackets 12 engage in the L-groove sections 21, it can thus be prevented that the container jacket 3 is expanded due to the loads when the container 1 is handled vertically.
  • a sealing groove 17 is provided around the circumference of the container 1 between the container lid 5 and the upper edge of the container shell 3.
  • Sealing groove 17 has a circumferential groove recess 25 running around its circumference or outer circumference.
  • At least one seal 18 is arranged in the sealing groove 17, which is preferred and in the exemplary embodiment is designed as a sealing ring or O-sealing ring. This seal 18 is expediently a metal seal.
  • the top groove recess 25 of the container lid 5 has a conically chamfered groove recess bottom 26 which is conically chamfered towards the container jacket 3 and downwards.
  • the seal 18 or the sealing ring expediently lies on this beveled groove recess base 26.
  • a compression ring 19 is placed on the container lid 5, which presses the seal 18 arranged in the sealing groove 17.
  • the compression ring 19 is fixed to the container lid 5 by screwing. It is also within the scope of the invention that the pressing ring 19 runs around the circumference of the container 1 or the container lid 5.
  • the pressing ring 19 has on its outer edge a downwardly projecting groove extension 27 on the container lid side, which expediently comes into direct contact with the seal 18.
  • this groove extension 27 of the compression ring 19 on the container lid side has a conical beveled surface 28 on the underside, which is preferred and in the exemplary embodiment is beveled back and forth towards the container jacket 3. Due to this arrangement, an effective compression of the seal 18 takes place and an optimal radial seal is achieved. It is recommended, moreover, that an anti-rotation device is provided between the compression ring 19 and the container jacket 3, which is expediently in the form of feather keys or not shown in the figures Wedges or similar elements are realized, which are inserted into corresponding grooves of the compression ring 19 on the one hand and the container casing 3 on the other.
  • Fig. 4 shows a seal 18 used according to the preferred embodiment and in the exemplary embodiment, which is designed as recommended and in the exemplary embodiment as a metal seal.
  • This metal seal expediently and in the exemplary embodiment has an inner band 22 made of at least one metal, this inner band 22 preferably and in the exemplary embodiment consists or essentially consists of a nickel alloy or a nickel-based alloy.
  • the seal 18 shown has an inner casing 23, which preferably consists of stainless steel or essentially consists of it, and an outer casing 24, which preferably and in the exemplary embodiment consists of aluminum or consists essentially of it.
  • This outer jacket 24 could also consist of silver or gold.

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EP18178093.3A EP3582231B1 (fr) 2018-06-15 2018-06-15 Récipient destiné à la réception des déchets radioactif et récipient agrégat
JP2019094233A JP2019219385A (ja) 2018-06-15 2019-05-20 放射性廃棄物を受容するための容器および容器アセンブリ
RU2019116630A RU2782867C2 (ru) 2018-06-15 2019-05-29 Контейнер для размещения радиоактивных отходов и блок контейнера
ZA2019/03495A ZA201903495B (en) 2018-06-15 2019-05-31 Container for holding radioactive waste
KR1020190068876A KR20190142222A (ko) 2018-06-15 2019-06-11 방사성 폐기물 유지용 용기
CN201910508338.0A CN110606269B (zh) 2018-06-15 2019-06-13 用于容纳放射性废料的容器和容器组件
US16/439,814 US11398320B2 (en) 2018-06-15 2019-06-13 Container for radioactive waste comprising L-shaped grooves for fixedly connecting cover without welds
TW108120626A TWI826465B (zh) 2018-06-15 2019-06-14 用於保存放射性廢棄物之容器

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