Patent ID: 7235802

Claim:
Container intended for transport/storage of radioactive materials, comprising a container body and at least one handling device assembled on said container body, each handling device being provided with a main part capable of cooperating with a gripping mechanism and projecting from the container body, and a base fixed to the main part and located in a base housing delimited by a base housing wall formed on the container body, the container also comprising firstly a plurality of attachment screws for each handling device distributed around the main part and attaching the base onto the container body, and secondly sealing means inserted between the base of the handling device and the container body, characterised in that the sealing means for each handling device comprise a sealing plate located in a plate housing delimited jointly by a plate housing wall provided on the base of the handling device and by a portion of the base housing wall, said sealing plate being installed removably in the plate housing so as to surround the main part of said handling device and to cover each attachment screw, said sealing means also including an external seal inserted between a peripheral wall external to said sealing plate and the portion of the base housing wall partially delimiting the plate housing, and an internal seal inserted between a peripheral wall internal to said sealing plate and the plate housing wall.