Patent ID: 7812331
Filing Date: 2010-10-12
Classification: G21F

Abstract:
1. A storage container for storing transuranic hazardous material, comprising: first and second hemispheres that when coupled to one another enclose a spherical space for containing the transuranic material; a coupling for joining the first and second hemispheres to one another, the coupling comprising annular rims on the first and second hemispheres, the annular rims having complementary surfaces that engage upon rotating the hemispheres with respect to one another about a common axis with the rims in contact to prevent the hemispheres from being separate; and a gasket between opposed annular portions of the rims, the gasket being compressed as relative rotation of the hemispheres advances one hemisphere toward the other, and a support arrangement for the storage container in a barrel wherein the support arrangement includes a vertical strut for holding the storage container spaced relation to a bottom of the barrel and a plurality of straps extending from a rim of the storage container for laterally supporting the storage container is spaced relation to the vertical wall of the barrel.