Patent ID: 8534481
Filing Date: 2013-09-17
Classification: G21F

Abstract:
1. An assembly for transporting uranium hexafluoride, comprising an inner container with skirting panels extending from said container and projecting beyond the end surfaces thereof, and an outer container, which holds the inner container and is comprised of a first and a second shell, wherein when the shells enclose the inner container, they preferably lie one on top of the other in a plane, within which, or parallel to which, the longitudinal axis of the inner container extends, and wherein a valve extends outward from an end surface of the inner container, which valve is enclosed by the outer container, spaced therefrom, and is covered externally by at least one impact-absorbing element, characterized in that the impact-absorbing element extends movably outward from one of the shells as the first shell of the outer container or from the skirting panel of the inner container, which extends from the valve side, which element, when the inner container is positioned correctly in relation to the first shell, can be moved to a position in which it covers the valve, and in that when the outer container holds the inner container and is closed, the element is covered externally by at least one of the shells; wherein the shells that form the outer container are assembled and sealed only when the inner container is aligned correctly in relation to the shells and when the impact-absorbing element is positioned correctly in relation to the valve.