STORAGE BASKET FOR RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS, HAVING AN OPTIMISED SPACE REQUIREMENT AND HOUSINGS WITH MORE ACCURATE GEOMETRY

摘要

The invention concerns a storage basket (1) for radioactive materials, defining housings (4) parallel to each other and each extending along a housing axis (8) parallel to a longitudinal central axis (6) of the basket, the latter comprising: - a plurality of transverse plates (20), traversed by a plurality of openings (24); - a plurality of housing tubes (26) arranged parallel to the longitudinal central axis (6) of the basket. According to the invention, the housing tubes (26) are arranged in alternation with the transverse plates (20) along the axis (6), such that the inner lateral surface (4a) of each housing (4) is defined, successively along this axis (6), at least by the inner surface of a first housing tube (26), the inner surface of one of the openings (24) of a first transverse plate (20), and the inner surface of a second housing tube (26).