Storage device provided to be placed in a packaging intended for the transport of radioactive materials

摘要

The invention relates to a storage device provided to be placed in a packaging intended for the transport of radioactive materials, comprising a plurality of housings ( 2 ) at least one of which has a lateral wall formed in part by means of a wall element in stainless steel ( 10 ) assembled to a wall element in aluminium or in one of its alloys ( 6 ) through the intermediary of at least one assembly system ( 24 ) comprising a stainless steel screw ( 28 ) going through the wall element ( 10 ) and lying in abutment against it. According to the invention, the system ( 24 ) further comprises a stainless steel sprocket wheel ( 52 ) arranged in a sprocket wheel housing ( 42 ) provided in the wall element ( 6 ) and communicating with a passage ( 48 ) crossed by the screw ( 28 ), the sprocket wheel ( 52 ) having a threaded hole ( 56 ) cooperating with said screw ( 28 ).