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Radioactive materials transporting container and vehicles
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Inventors: Reese, Stanton L.;
Assignee:
Primary Examiner: Scott; Samuel
Assistant Examiner: Streule, Jr.; Theophil W.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Fleit & Jacobson
A container and vehicle therefor for transporting radioactive materials is provided. The container utilizes a removable system of heat conducting fins made of a light weight highly heat conductive metal, such as aluminum or aluminum alloys. This permits a substantial reduction in the weight of the container during transport, increases the heat dissipation capability of the container and substantially reduces the scrubbing operation after loading and before unloading the radioactive material from the container. The vehicle utilizes only a pair of horizontal side beams interconnecting a pair of yoke members to support the container and provide the necessary strength and safety with a minimum of weight. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION In accordance with the present invention, these and other objects are achieved by providing a container for transporting radioactive materials in which the system of heat dissipating fins externally located on the container, having generally the configuration of heat dissipating fins employed in prior structures, is readily removable or detachable from the external wall of the container.
In addition, a vehicle adapted to receive and transport the container is also provided, the vehicle so designed that the inventive container rests substantially within the structure of the transport vehicle.
Numerous and unexpected advantages are realized by providing detachable cooling fins which are removable from the outer casing of the container rather than being an integral part thereof.
By employing removable external fins in accordance with the present invention, it is possible to construct these fins of not only lighter materials, but materials which also have superior heat conducting properties, such as aluminum or aluminum alloys, rather than the heavier metals such as stainless steel.
Stainless steel has heretofore been the preferred material for the fins in order that they will be resistant to corrosive cleansing solutions, such as nitric acid, with which the casing must be decontaminated.
By providing detachable fins that are removable, they can be taken off the container prior to loading and unloading operations and thereby avoid the necessity of scrubbing or treating the fins with the decontaminating solutions.
Thus, the fins may be constructed of materials which would not otherwise be non-corrosive to the decontaminating solution.
Accordingly, the fins can be made of lighter, more heat conductive materials.
An additional advantage of the container of the present invention is that due to the improved heat dissipation accomplished by using fins made of a substantially higher heat conductive material, it is not necessary to provide for a cooling liquid to circulate within the chamber
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Heat Accumulators 
