A container for nuclear fuel elements

摘要

According to the present invention there is provided a container for the storage or transport of nuclear fuel elements comprising a plurality of elongate compartments for receiving the nuclear fuel elements, the compartments being defined by a first set of plates intersecting with a second set of plates, the first set of plates extending perpendicularly with respect to the second set of plates to define compartments having a rectangular cross section, wherein at an intersection of a first plate in the first set of plates and a second plate in the second set of plates, the first and second plates are interconnected by joint which comprises a locking pin extending through a passage formed through and parallel to adjacent longitudinal edges of the plates.