REMOTE HANDLING. Comprehensive Technical Report, General Electric Direct- Air-Cycle, Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion Program
General purpose equipment and procedures are described which were developed for the remote handling of irradiated aircraft power plants and associated subassemblies. At reactor operating cells, the operating personnel was shielded and the cells unshielded. The separate facilities were abort one mile apart, connected to a locomotive turntable by means of a four-rail track system. Remote handling devices utilized in dismantling and inspection of radioactive power plants included an overhead manipulator, four wall-track- mounted manipulators, several master slave manipulators, periscopes, a tube- loading machine, and a core-removal fixture. General-purpose equipment such as manipulators and overhead cranes were augmented with special purpose tooling to satisfy the specific needs of the various power plants. General viewing was by directviewing shielded windows along the walls of the hot shop. The Flight Engine Test Facility (FET), was built to handle irradiated power plants mounted in aircraft. A selfpropelled, shielded cab with manipulators was developed for working in the FET on nuclear power plants shortly after they were shut down. Photographs of the equipment are included. (C.H.)
- Research Organization:
- General Electric Co. Flight Propulsion Lab. Dept., Cincinnati
- DOE Contract Number:
- AF33(600)-38062; AND AT(11-1)-171
- NSA Number:
- NSA-16-007624
- OSTI ID:
- 4818711
- Report Number(s):
- APEX-911
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-62
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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