Automated fuel pin loading system
Abstract
An automated loading system for nuclear reactor fuel elements utilizes a gravity feed conveyor which permits individual fuel pins to roll along a constrained path perpendicular to their respective lengths. The individual lengths of fuel cladding are directed onto movable transports, where they are aligned coaxially with the axes of associated handling equipment at appropriate production stations. Each fuel pin can be reciprocated axially and/or rotated about its axis as required during handling steps. The fuel pins are inserted as a batch prior to welding of end caps by one of two disclosed welding systems.
- Inventors:
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- Kennewick, WA
- West Richland, WA
- Richland, WA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- WESTINGHOUSE HANFORD CO
- OSTI Identifier:
- 865643
- Patent Number(s):
- 4548347
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
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
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC14-76FF02170
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- automated; fuel; loading; nuclear; reactor; elements; utilizes; gravity; feed; conveyor; permits; individual; pins; roll; constrained; path; perpendicular; respective; lengths; cladding; directed; movable; transports; aligned; coaxially; axes; associated; handling; equipment; appropriate; production; stations; reciprocated; axially; rotated; axis; required; steps; inserted; batch; prior; welding; caps; disclosed; systems; individual fuel; fuel cladding; fuel elements; fuel element; nuclear reactor; reactor fuel; fuel pins; aligned coaxially; dual fuel; handling equipment; gravity feed; /228/198/376/414/976/
Citation Formats
Christiansen, David W, Brown, William F, and Steffen, Jim M. Automated fuel pin loading system. United States: N. p., 1985.
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Christiansen, David W, Brown, William F, & Steffen, Jim M. Automated fuel pin loading system. United States.
Christiansen, David W, Brown, William F, and Steffen, Jim M. Tue .
"Automated fuel pin loading system". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/865643.
@article{osti_865643,
title = {Automated fuel pin loading system},
author = {Christiansen, David W and Brown, William F and Steffen, Jim M},
abstractNote = {An automated loading system for nuclear reactor fuel elements utilizes a gravity feed conveyor which permits individual fuel pins to roll along a constrained path perpendicular to their respective lengths. The individual lengths of fuel cladding are directed onto movable transports, where they are aligned coaxially with the axes of associated handling equipment at appropriate production stations. Each fuel pin can be reciprocated axially and/or rotated about its axis as required during handling steps. The fuel pins are inserted as a batch prior to welding of end caps by one of two disclosed welding systems.},
doi = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1985},
month = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1985}
}
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