Patent ID: 8712001
Filing Date: 2014-04-29
Classification: G21F

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for containing radioactive materials having a residual heat load comprising: a body having an inner surface that forms a cavity for receiving radioactive materials, the cavity having an open top end and a dosed bottom end, the cavity having a horizontal cross-sectional profile having a perimeter formed by the inner surface of the body; a basket formed of a plurality of intersecting plates positioned in the cavity, the basket comprising a plurality of cells, the basket having an outer surface; a plurality of spacers having a top surface, a bottom surface, an outer surface, and an inner surface forming a central passageway, the spacers arranged in a stacked assembly within the cavity the basket extending through the central passageways of the spacers of the stacked assembly; and wherein an entirety of the outer surface of the basket is in conformal surface contact with the inner surfaces of the spacers.