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PRTR FUEL ELEMENT EXTRACTOR

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4704928

A description of the design and operation of an extractor for stuck PRTR fuel tubes is presented. The extractor was designed for operation in the storage basin. It was tested under simulated stuck fuel element conditions, and was found to perform satisfactorily for pushing a stuck 19-rod fuel element. The test shows that the additional binding of the fuel element in the process tube caused by high (1900 lb.) compressive loads is negligible, and that only 515 lbs of force were required to push a fuel element when a broken bundle wire wrap was lodged between the fuel element and the process tube. (J.R.D.)

Research Organization:
General Electric Co. Hanford Atomic Products Operation, Richland, Wash.
DOE Contract Number:
AT(45-1)-1350
NSA Number:
NSA-17-019578
OSTI ID:
4704928
Report Number(s):
HW-76182
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English