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IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO REMOTELY CONTROLLED PLANT FOR TRANSFERRING NUCLEAR FUEL ELEMENTS TO A REACTOR

Patent ·
OSTI ID:4648180
A system for remote handling of vertically loaded fuel elements, in which radiation hazards are considerably reduced, is patented. A transfer flask for carrying fuel elements is mounted within the inner containment structure of the reactor. The flask contains a mechanism for lowering and raising the fuel element into and out of the flask. The flask can be moved to a number of ports in the floor of the transfer passage, that communicate with the loading bay, an irradiated fuel-element storage facility, a canning cell, and a reactor-pressure- vessel entry port. (M.P.G.)
Research Organization:
Originating Research Org. not identified
NSA Number:
NSA-17-036909
OSTI ID:
4648180
Report Number(s):
GB 932794
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Language:
English

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