Patent Number: 054066018
Section: claims

1. A transport and storage cask for spent nuclear fuel, comprising: a. a cask body having one open end;  b. a basket formed from multiple layers of rowed plates that have complementary notches therein along the length of the plates such that the notches form fuel cell channels when the plates are assembled adjacent each other, said basket sized to be received in said cask body;  c. centering keys on said cask body and said basket that maintain a gap between the inner surface of said cask body and the outer surface of said basket; and  d. means for shielding and sealing the open end of said cask body.  a. a shield plug received in the open end immediately above said basket;  b. a shear ring installed in said cask body between said shield plug and the open end of said cask body;  c. an inner lid seal welded in said cask body between said shear ring and the open end of said cask body; and  d. an outer lid fastened to the open end of said cask body. 2. The transport and storage cask of claim 1, further comprising locating keys that extend the length of said basket and are received in notches in the mating surfaces of the plates forming said basket. 3. The transport and storage cask of claim 1, wherein said means for shielding and sealing the open end of said cask body comprises: