Automatic sample changer for pneumatic-transfer system

Conference · Thu Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1976

OSTI ID:21152805

Heifer, Paul G ^[1]

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1. U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO (United States)

An automatic sample changer has been added to the standard General Atomic design pneumatic-transfer system. Using small rabbit capsule, 1 x 2-1/2-inch, up to 24 samples may be loaded into the sample changer. A solenoid-operated sliding block is positioned to load, send, receive for counting, and then discharge the sample container to a shielded storage magazine. The automatic controller incorporates both microswitch and photo- electric devices to monitor the position of the capsules in the sample changer. Radiation exposure to the experimenter is reduced and the monotony of routine irradiations of large.numbers of samples is made more bearable using the automatic system. (author)

• Research Organization: General Atomic Co., San Diego, CA (United States); Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
• OSTI ID: 21152805
• Report Number(s): INIS-US-09N0184; TOC-7; TRN: US09N0216030860
• Resource Relation: Conference: 4. TRIGA owners' conference, Salt Lake City, UT (United States), 1-3 Mar 1976; Other Information: Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Abstract only; Related Information: In: 4. TRIGA owners' conference. Papers and abstracts, 356 pages.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS
CAPSULES
DESIGN
IRRADIATION
MONITORS
SAMPLE CHANGERS
SOLENOIDS
STANDARDS
STORAGE