Spent fuel container alignment device and method
Abstract
An alignment device is used with a spent fuel shipping container including a plurality of fuel pockets for spent fuel arranged in an annular array and having a rotatable cover including an access opening therein. The alignment device includes a lightweight plate which is installed over the access opening of the cover. A laser device is mounted on the plate so as to emit a laser beam through a laser admittance window in the cover into the container in the direction of a pre-established target associated with a particular fuel pocket. An indexing arrangement on the container provides an indication of the angular position of the rotatable cover when the laser beam produced by the laser is brought into alignment with the target of the associated fuel pocket.
- Inventors:
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- Mechanicville, NY
- Scotia, NY
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory (KAPL), Niskayuna, NY (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 870496
- Patent Number(s):
- 5533075
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21F - PROTECTION AGAINST X-RADIATION, GAMMA RADIATION, CORPUSCULAR RADIATION OR PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC12-76SN00052
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- spent; fuel; container; alignment; device; method; shipping; including; plurality; pockets; arranged; annular; array; rotatable; cover; access; therein; lightweight; plate; installed; laser; mounted; emit; beam; admittance; window; direction; pre-established; target; associated; particular; pocket; indexing; arrangement; provides; indication; angular; position; produced; brought; shipping container; annular array; laser device; angular position; laser beam; spent fuel; alignment device; beam produced; associated fuel; fuel shipping; fuel container; fuel pocket; fuel pockets; container including; /376/
Citation Formats
Jones, Stewart D, and Chapek, George V. Spent fuel container alignment device and method. United States: N. p., 1996.
Web.
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"Spent fuel container alignment device and method". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/870496.
@article{osti_870496,
title = {Spent fuel container alignment device and method},
author = {Jones, Stewart D and Chapek, George V},
abstractNote = {An alignment device is used with a spent fuel shipping container including a plurality of fuel pockets for spent fuel arranged in an annular array and having a rotatable cover including an access opening therein. The alignment device includes a lightweight plate which is installed over the access opening of the cover. A laser device is mounted on the plate so as to emit a laser beam through a laser admittance window in the cover into the container in the direction of a pre-established target associated with a particular fuel pocket. An indexing arrangement on the container provides an indication of the angular position of the rotatable cover when the laser beam produced by the laser is brought into alignment with the target of the associated fuel pocket.},
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