Apparatus for supporting contactors used in extracting nuclear materials

USH914H · kind H · statutory invention registration

Assignee

• The United States of America as represented by the United States · US

Inventors

• Ralph A. Leonard · Forest Park, US
• Robert C. Frank · Crestwood, US

Key dates

• Grant date: May 7, 1991

Classification

• Technology area (CPC —): General

Abstract

Apparatus is provided for supporting one or more contactor stages used to remove radioactive materials from aqueous solutions. The contactor stages include a housing having an internal rotor, a motor secured to the top of the housing for rotating the rotor, and a drain in the bottom of the housing. The support apparatus includes two or more vertical members each secured to a ground support that is horizontal and perpendicular to the frame member, and a horizontally disposed frame member. The frame member may be any suitable shape, but is preferably a rectangular tube having substantially flat, spaced top and bottom surfaces separated by substantially vertical side surfaces. The top and bottom surfaces each have an opening through which the contactor housing is secured so that the motor is above the frame and the drain is below the frame during use.