The invention provides a composite from which concrete featuring a
sufficiently high heat resistance can be produced, as well as a
high-safety sealed concrete cask having no opening (shielding defect) to
offer high shielding performance that can prevent corrosion of an
internal canister and release of radioactive material to the exterior. A
concrete cask of the invention includes a cask body having a bottom but
no lid in itself, and a lid which can open and close off a top opening of
the cask body. Both the cask body and the lid are made of concrete
manufactured by using a composite including Portland cement or blended
cement containing Portland cement, which is mixed with water in such a
manner that the content of calcium hydroxide falls in a range of 15% to
60% by mass after hardening through hydration reaction. Metallic
heat-transfer fins are embedded in the cask body.