Method for shearing spent nuclear fuel bundles
Patent
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OSTI ID:4325221
An apparatus for shearing long units, such as nuclear fuel bundles, into pleces of predetermined length for further processing is described. The apparatus comprises a sealable magazine for receiving the bundles, means for urging the bundle forward, a vertical and horizontal gag, or alternately two parallelacting horizontal gags operated in conjunction with a vertical restraint, for compressing the front portion of the bundle, and a shear blade adjacent to the gags, whereby the nuclear fuel bundle may be urged forward in increments, compressed and sheared into pieces. 6 Claims, 12 Drawing Figures) (Official Gazette)
- Research Organization:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- NSA Number:
- NSA-29-007669
- Assignee:
- to Allied Chemical Corp.
- Patent Number(s):
- US 3763770
- OSTI ID:
- 4325221
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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