TRANSPORTBEHAELTER FUER SPALTZONENKOMPONENTEN EINES KERNREAKTORS

The shipping container (68) comprises a rigid tubular body (70) designed to accomodate a plurality of elongate members (e.g. control rods 44) forming part of the core component (e.g. a control-rod assembly 42); a rigid plate-like member (128) disposed at the open top of the tubular body for seating mounting structure (e.g. a spider subassembly 48) of the core component; tubes (74) supported within the tubular body and extending beneath the plate-like member in axial alignment with openings (130) formed therein for allowing the elongate members to be inserted into the respective tubes (74) so as to be laterally stabilized therein; and a rigid, substantially cylindrical, hollow lid (72) removably mountable on, and releasably latchable to, the tubular body (70) so as to enclose the mounting structure (48) seated on the plate-like member (128). Said shipping-container parts (70,72,74 and 128) preferably are made of a plastics material, and the tubes (74) preferably are suported by means of spacers (76) made of foam plastics material.