Container comprising a forged steel body of non-circular cross-section for nuclear fuel assemblies

摘要

PCT No. PCT/FR94/00359 Sec. 371 Date Mar. 18, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Mar. 18, 1997 PCT Filed Mar. 30, 1994 PCT Pub. No. WO95/26029 PCT Pub. Date Sep. 28, 1995A container for nuclear fuel assemblies comprises a thick cylindrical body of forged steel which delimits an inner cavity for housing said assemblies, said cavity being able to be hermetically sealed at its two ends by plugs which are also formed of metal, characterized in that the cross section of the cylindrical body is non-circular. The outer wall usually comprising flat surfaces which are parallel to the flat face of crescent-shaped sections fixed to its inner wall, providing the cross section with the shape of a square or rectangle with rounded corners, for example.