Apparatus and method for loading nuclear fuel into a shipping cask without immersion in a pool
Patent
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OSTI ID:4409718
Apparatus and a method for loading nuclear fuel into a dry shipping cask are described. It is characterized by introduction of the transport vehicle carrying the shipping cask into the reactor building below an auxiliary pool connected to the fuel storage pool. The cask is elevated to an upright position and its open end sealed to the auxiliary pool walls to constitute in effect the pool bottom. Novel cask elevating and cask and vehicle locking means are described. A novel double seal providing leakage detection is also described. (15 Claims, 2 Drawing Figures) (Official Gazette)
- Research Organization:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- NSA Number:
- NSA-29-008422
- Assignee:
- to Transfer Systems Inc.
- Patent Number(s):
- US 3765549
- OSTI ID:
- 4409718
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 1971 Oct 21; Other Information: B66c17/00. Orig. Receipt Date: 30-JUN-74
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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