DEVICE FOR HANDLING MATERIALS

Patent · Thu Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1960

OSTI ID:4805413

In a nuclear reactor with vertical channels, the discharge is often effected from the top of the reactor, the fuel elements being taken away from the channels and loaded into a discharging machine movable on the charging floor situated above the reactor. During these operations the axis of the fuel element remains nearly vertical. As a rule, these elements are then charged from this discharging machine into a transport container. According to this patent, the fuel elements have their axes horizontal as they are placed in this container. To this end, a handling device is provided comprising a container able to accommodate the elements. The container is pivotally mounted and can occupy a vertical position when the fuel elements are to be received from above and a horizontal position when they are to be released and to fall down into the said transport container. Suitably, the container has articulated parts, so that the bottom is closed when the container is turned up to receive the fuel elements, and is opened by cam devices during the last stage of the movement of the container into a horizontal position. (NPO)

• Research Organization: Originating Research Org. not identified
• NSA Number: NSA-16-005453
• OSTI ID: 4805413
• Report Number(s): FR 1228812
• Country of Publication: France
• Language: English

Related Subjects

ENGINEERING AND EQUIPMENT
FUEL CANS
FUEL ELEMENTS
PERFORMANCE
REACTORS
REMOTE HANDLING
TRANSPORT
VESSELS