Patent ID: 8855260

Claim:
A device for the transportation of nuclear fuels, comprising: a barrel with a longitudinal axis which forms a compartment designed to contain a casing loaded with nuclear fuel, said compartment being equipped, at a first longitudinal end, with a first opening which is closed off by a closure device, and is constructed to allow passage of the casing, and at a second longitudinal end with a second opening closed off by a plug which includes a through passage and a force transmission component, wherein said force transmission component forms a biological shield adapted for slidable movement in said through passage of said plug, wherein said force transmission component is constructed to exert a thrust force on the casing, wherein said through passage is constructed to allow a loading/unloading device to apply, respectively, a thrust force on the casing through the force transmission component, along a longitudinal direction in a direction of the first opening in order to unload a casing, or a traction force in a direction of the second opening in order to load the casing into the transportation device, wherein said force transmission component is a separate structure from said loading/unloading device, said force transmission component having first and second ends, wherein said first end of said force transmission component is adapted to be detachably connected with said loading/unloading device, wherein said force transmission component is arranged with respect to said through passage such that said second end of said force transmission component contacts said casing in response to receiving said thrust force via said loading/unloading device, and wherein said through passage of said plug is adapted to sealingly retain said force transmission component inside said through passage, and said force transmission component forms a center portion of said plug, when said thrust force is not being applied.