Research performed at the Bochvar All-Russia Research Institute for Inorganic Materials (VNIINM) and the All-Russia Research Institute of Experimental Physics (VNIIEF) on the development of the TUK-117 multipurpose transport packaging is presented. The TUK-117 packaging possesses biological protection based on depleted uranium and intended for transporting and storing spent nuclear fuel. The higher capacity of the metallic uranium alloy for absorbing of γ-rays and the alloy’s high mechanical characteristics have made it possible to develop a design meeting IAEA specifications. The technology for fabricating safety-engineered articles from uranium and its alloys by pouring the alloy into a prepared mold made of corrosion-resistant steel is patented.
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Translated from Atomnaya Énergiya, Vol. 117, No. 5, pp. 266–269, November, 2014.
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Orlov, V.K., Metelkin, Y.A. & Maslov, A.A. Metallic Uranium: Protective Material with Enhanced γ-Ray Absorption. At Energy 117, 329–333 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10512-015-9929-1
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