Reactor component automatic grapple
Abstract
A grapple for handling nuclear reactor components in a medium such as liquid sodium which, upon proper seating and alignment of the grapple with the component as sensed by a mechanical logic integral to the grapple, automatically seizes the component. The mechanical logic system also precludes seizure in the absence of proper seating and alignment.
- Inventors:
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- Bethel Park, PA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 864432
- Patent Number(s):
- 4362692
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-26
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- reactor; component; automatic; grapple; handling; nuclear; components; medium; liquid; sodium; proper; seating; alignment; sensed; mechanical; logic; integral; automatically; seizes; precludes; seizure; absence; nuclear reactor; liquid sodium; reactor components; reactor component; /376/294/976/
Citation Formats
Greenaway, Paul R. Reactor component automatic grapple. United States: N. p., 1982.
Web.
Greenaway, Paul R. Reactor component automatic grapple. United States.
Greenaway, Paul R. Fri .
"Reactor component automatic grapple". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/864432.
@article{osti_864432,
title = {Reactor component automatic grapple},
author = {Greenaway, Paul R},
abstractNote = {A grapple for handling nuclear reactor components in a medium such as liquid sodium which, upon proper seating and alignment of the grapple with the component as sensed by a mechanical logic integral to the grapple, automatically seizes the component. The mechanical logic system also precludes seizure in the absence of proper seating and alignment.},
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journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1982},
month = {1}
}
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