Method for shearing spent nuclear fuel assemblies
US4056052A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 29, 1976 |
| Grant date | Nov 1, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 29, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T83/9447
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method is disclosed for shearing spent nuclear fuel assemblies of the type wherein a plurality of long metal tubes packed with ceramic fuel are supported in a spaced apart relationship within an outer metal shell or shroud which provides structural support to the assembly. Spent nuclear fuel assemblies are first compacted in a stepwise manner between specially designed gag-compactors and then sheared into short segments amenable to chemical processing by shear blades contoured to mate with the compacted surface of the fuel assembly.
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