Patents Assigned to Transnucleaire SA
  • Shock-absorbing system for containers of radioactive material
    Patent number: 6234311
    Abstract: Shock-absorbing system integral with a transport or storage container for radioactive material, characterised in that it comprises at least one casing (4,7) covering at least part of said container (1,2) and forming an enclosed space filled with a stack of elementary pieces (6) having at least three converging axes of symmetry whose symmetry in rotation is at least 3-fold, for example small, solid or hollow spheres.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2001
    Assignee: Transnucleaire SA
    Inventor: Dominique Francois