Patent ID: 6108392
Filing Date: 2000-08-22
Classification: G21F

Abstract:
A method of transporting at least one fuel assembly, said method comprising the steps of:providing a transport container having a basket, said basket including at least one basket hole, said at least one basket hole having four inner side surfaces and an inner surface portion, said four inner side surfaces providing a substantially square-shaped cross section, said inner surface portion being formed by two inner side surfaces of the four inner side surfaces so as to be substantially V-shaped, said at least one fuel assembly having four outer side surfaces and a corner portion, and four outer side surfaces providing a substantially square-shaped cross section, said corner portion being defined by two outer side surfaces of the four outer side surfaces;housing the at least one fuel assembly in the at least one basket hole of the basket so that the V-shaped inner surface portion of the at least one basket hole is opposite to the corner portion of the at least one fuel assembly; andpushing the at least one fuel assembly against the V-shaped inner surface portion of the at least one basket hole so as to fit the corner portion of the at least one fuel assembly to the V-shaped inner surface portion thereby fixedly supporting the at least one fuel assembly to the at least one basket hole of the basket.