Lift-based up-ender and methods using same to manipulate a shipping container containing unirradiated nuclear fuel
Abstract
A shipping container containing an unirradiated nuclear fuel assembly is lifted off the ground by operating a crane to raise a lifting tool comprising a winch. The lifting tool is connected with the shipping container by a rigging line connecting with the shipping container at a lifting point located on the shipping container between the top and bottom of the shipping container, and by winch cabling connecting with the shipping container at the top of the shipping container. The shipping container is reoriented by operating the winch to adjust the length of the winch cabling so as to rotate the shipping container about the lifting point. Shortening the winch cabling rotates the shipping container about the lifting point from a horizontal orientation to a vertical orientation, while lengthening the winch cabling rotates the shipping container about the lifting point from the vertical orientation to the horizontal orientation.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- BWXT mPower, Inc. Charlotte, NC (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1373714
- Patent Number(s):
- 9721688
- Application Number:
- 14/179,269
- Assignee:
- BWXT mPower, Inc.
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B66 - HOISTING B66C - CRANES
G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21F - PROTECTION AGAINST X-RADIATION, GAMMA RADIATION, CORPUSCULAR RADIATION OR PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT
- DOE Contract Number:
- 0000583
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2014 Feb 12
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING
Citation Formats
Nilles, Michael J. Lift-based up-ender and methods using same to manipulate a shipping container containing unirradiated nuclear fuel. United States: N. p., 2017.
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Nilles, Michael J. Lift-based up-ender and methods using same to manipulate a shipping container containing unirradiated nuclear fuel. United States.
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"Lift-based up-ender and methods using same to manipulate a shipping container containing unirradiated nuclear fuel". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1373714.
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abstractNote = {A shipping container containing an unirradiated nuclear fuel assembly is lifted off the ground by operating a crane to raise a lifting tool comprising a winch. The lifting tool is connected with the shipping container by a rigging line connecting with the shipping container at a lifting point located on the shipping container between the top and bottom of the shipping container, and by winch cabling connecting with the shipping container at the top of the shipping container. The shipping container is reoriented by operating the winch to adjust the length of the winch cabling so as to rotate the shipping container about the lifting point. Shortening the winch cabling rotates the shipping container about the lifting point from a horizontal orientation to a vertical orientation, while lengthening the winch cabling rotates the shipping container about the lifting point from the vertical orientation to the horizontal orientation.},
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year = {Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 2017},
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