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A container for housing a plurality of canister assemblies containing radioactive material and disposed in a longitudinally spaced relation within a carrier to form a payload package concentrically mounted within the container. The payload package includes a spacer for each canister assembly, said s

A container for housing a plurality of canister assemblies containing radioactive material and disposed in a longitudinally spaced relation within a carrier to form a payload package concentrically mounted within the container. The payload package includes a spacer for each canister assembly, said spacer comprising a base member longitudinally spacing adjacent canister assemblies from each other and a sleeve surrounding the associated canister assembly for centering the same and conducting heat from the radioactive material in a desired flow path.

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A container for shipping and storing radioactive material comprising: an outer shell, an inner payload package mounted concentrically within said shell, a radiation shielding material interposed between said pay load package and said shell, said payload package comprising a basket for housing a plur

A container for shipping and storing radioactive material comprising: an outer shell, an inner payload package mounted concentrically within said shell, a radiation shielding material interposed between said pay load package and said shell, said payload package comprising a basket for housing a plurality of canister assemblies containing said radioactive material, said basket comprises a side wall and an end wall supporting alternate canister assemblies and spaces in a stacked relation therein thin, said canister assemblies arranged in a longitudinally spaced relation, a plurality of spacers associated with said canister assemblies, respectively, each spacer having a base member longitudinally spacing adjacent canister assemblies and a sleeve portion surrounding said associated canister assembly wherein said base of each spacer comprises a web portion for supporting a canister assembly and a peripheral rim of thickness adapted to rest on an adjacent canister assembly, said web having a central access opening there through.