Process for placing a bundle of rods of a nuclear fuel assembly into a case and installation for performing this process
US4793962A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 24, 1987 |
| Grant date | Dec 27, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 24, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E30/30
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In order to transfer a bundle of rods of or from a nuclear fuel assembly into a storage case, the bundle is placed in a waiting position above a cassette provided with recesses. The rods are then introduced into the recesses by lowering them by gravity. When the cassette is full, it is brought into the extension of the case by interposing a transformation member. By simultaneously exerting a thrust on all the rods, the latter are compactly transferred into the case.
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