Transport container for nuclear fuel assembly and method of transporting a nuclear fuel assembly

摘要

Container (10) transport assembly unirradiated nuclear fuel, comprising a single housing (11) receiving at least one nuclear fuel assembly, the shell (11) being formed by a shell (12) tubular elongate, comprising the hull (12) an inner metal layer (22) delimiting at least one single housing (20) for receiving a nuclear fuel assembly (2) and a metallic outer layer (30) surrounding the inner layer (22), the inner layer (22) rigidly attached to the outer layer (30), the hull (12) filled between the inner layer (22) and outer layer (30) and caps (13) closing the or each housing being (20) at the longitudinal ends of the hull (12) and in which the transverse play between the side faces of the or each housing (20) individually and an assembly (2) adapted to be received within the housing (20) it is between 0.1 and 5 mm, preferably between 0.3 and 3 mm ei ven preferably between 0.5 and 1 mm.