Apparatus for storing control drive rod shafts during chemical decontamination of a reactor
US5442666A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 4, 1994 |
| Grant date | Aug 15, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 4, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E30/30
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A tank is disclosed for containing a liquid in which control rod drive shafts of a nuclear power plant are stored. The tank comprises a lower tank portion having a bottom and a tank wall extending outwardly from the bottom for defining a lower storage cavity of the tank. An upper tank portion having walls is removably attached to the lower tank portion for defining an upper storage cavity of the tank. A plurality of tubes are arranged in the lower tank portion for adaptably receiving the shafts for storage.
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