EP2054893B1 - Conteneur de transport pour des assemblages de combustible nucleaire et utilisation de ce conteneur - Google Patents

Conteneur de transport pour des assemblages de combustible nucleaire et utilisation de ce conteneur Download PDF

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EP2054893B1
EP2054893B1 EP07788913.7A EP07788913A EP2054893B1 EP 2054893 B1 EP2054893 B1 EP 2054893B1 EP 07788913 A EP07788913 A EP 07788913A EP 2054893 B1 EP2054893 B1 EP 2054893B1
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  • the invention generally relates to transport containers for nuclear fuel assemblies.
  • the invention relates, in a first aspect, to a transport container for elongated nuclear fuel assemblies in a longitudinal direction, of the type comprising a support having at least a first longitudinal bearing surface delimiting a longitudinal housing. for receiving a nuclear fuel assembly, and a door having a second longitudinal bearing surface, the door being movable between a holding position of the nuclear fuel assembly between the two longitudinal surfaces and a release position in which the assembly is free relative to the support.
  • the document WO-99 / 41,754 describes such a container.
  • the second longitudinal surface is supported on a nuclear fuel assembly disposed in the housing with support pads mounted movably on the door. These pads are distributed longitudinally to each come to rely on a grid of the skeleton of the nuclear fuel assembly.
  • Each type of assembly having a cross section and specific grid positions, it is necessary to use for each type of assembly a specific door, which is complicated and expensive.
  • the invention aims to provide a container capable of transporting several types of assembly and which is more easily adaptable to each of them.
  • the invention relates to a transport container of the aforementioned type, characterized in that it comprises means for adjusting the spacing between the first and second surfaces in the door holding position.
  • the invention relates to the use of a container as defined above for the transport of a nuclear fuel assembly.
  • the container is used with the same support and the same door for transporting nuclear fuel assemblies of at least two different types.
  • the transport container 1 which is designed for transporting two fuel assemblies in a horizontal position, comprises an outer shell 2 consisting of a lower half-shell 2a and a half-shell upper 2b reported on one another according to a junction plane.
  • Each of the half-shells 2a and 2b is made of sheet steel and has respective reinforcement arches 3a, 3b distributed along the length of the half-shell.
  • adjustable support elements 5 and 5 comprising screw jacks and secured to a longitudinal end portion of the container to adjust the inclination of the container resting on a support surface, about the axis longitudinal axis of the container and around a transverse axis, respectively.
  • the two half-shells 2a and 2b are attached to one another via peripheral flanges constituting an upper flat bearing portion of the lower half-shell 2a and a lower flat bearing portion of the half top shell 2b of the container.
  • FIGS. 3A and 3B show a part of the container in the open state, that is to say with the upper half-shell of the container shell separated from the lower half-shell and removed.
  • the internal structure of the container generally designated by the reference 7, which comprises in particular a cradle 8 resting on supports 9 constituted by damping pads, in the lower half-shell 2a of the outer shell 2 of the container.
  • a second part of the internal structure of the container is constituted by an assembly 10 for receiving and supporting two fuel assemblies in horizontal position placed side by side.
  • the assembly 10, which rests on the cradle 8, delimits two fully enclosed housing for two fuel assemblies, as will be explained later.
  • the cradle 8 comprises two longitudinal members 8a, 8b constituted by brackets fixed on the support pads 9, which are held in parallel arrangements with a spacing corresponding to the width of the receiving assembly 10 by cross members 8c.
  • the cradle comprises a set of stiffening and pivoting mounting comprising two plates 11a and 11b parallel to each other and two crosspieces 12 constituted by hollow sections fixed under the longitudinal members of the cradle and to the plates 11a. and 11 b.
  • the pivoting assembly of the assembly 10 on the lower half-shell of the container, around a horizontal axis of transverse direction, is provided by means of the stiffening and pivoting mounting assembly comprising the plates 11a and 11 b.
  • a retaining plate 11c of the fuel assemblies is also mounted between the plates 11a and 11b.
  • damper 43 disk-shaped, whose section is identical to the internal section of the container shell, is constituted by a balsa disk surrounded by a shell made of stainless steel sheet.
  • An identical damper is disposed at the second longitudinal end of the container, between the second longitudinal end of the inner structure and the second end of the outer casing.
  • the assembly 10 comprises a parallelepiped-shaped support 13 in which are formed housing 15A and 15B for receiving a nuclear fuel assembly, and two doors 17A and 17B capable of closing the housing 15A and 15B.
  • the support 13 is longitudinally elongated, and has a rectangular rectangular cross section that is constant over the entire longitudinal length of the support 13.
  • the two housings 15A and 15B extend longitudinally, parallel to one another, and open in an upper face 19 of the support 13.
  • the housings 15A and 15B are identical. Only one of them will be described below. Similarly, the doors 17A and 17B are identical, and only one of them will be described below.
  • the bottom of the housing 15B is delimited by a first bearing surface V21, comprising a first pair of longitudinal faces 23 forming between them an angle of 90 °.
  • the first pair of faces 23, considered in cross section, converges to a vertex 25, corresponding to the deepest point of the housing 15B and where the faces 23 meet.
  • the two faces 23 extend towards the top of the figure 4 , that is to say towards the upper face 19, by two lower guide surfaces 27, parallel to each other and perpendicular to the face 19, then by two upper guide surfaces 29, also parallel to each other and perpendicular to the face 19.
  • the surfaces 27 have between them a transverse spacing smaller than that of the surfaces 29, so that shoulders 31 are formed between the surfaces 27 and 29.
  • the door 17B extends over the entire longitudinal length of the housing 15B. It is movable between a holding position of the nuclear fuel assembly in the housing 15B, shown in FIG. figure 4 , and a release position in which the assembly is free relative to the support 13, represented on the figure 5 . These positions will be described in detail below.
  • the door 17B comprises an upper portion 33 and a lower portion 35 of reduced width relative to the portion 33, the width corresponding to the transverse direction when the door is in the holding position.
  • the upper part 33 thus comprises two lateral edges 36 projecting on either side of the part 35.
  • the respective widths of the portions 33 and 35 correspond to the transverse spacing between the upper and lower guide surfaces 29 respectively, and are constant along the entire housing 15B.
  • the upper portion 33 is delimited opposite the portion 35 by a substantially flat upper surface 37.
  • the lower part 35 is delimited opposite the portion 33 by a second longitudinal bearing surface 39 having, in a transverse plane, a shape of W.
  • the second bearing surface 39 comprises in the center a second pair of longitudinal faces 41 arranged in V, forming between them an angle of 90 °.
  • the faces 41 converge to a second vertex 43 where they meet.
  • the second bearing face 39 also comprises two lateral faces 45, extending the faces 41 away from the vertex 43.
  • the faces 45 are substantially perpendicular to the faces 41.
  • the faces 23 of the first pair are wider than the faces 41 of the second pair, considered in a transverse plane.
  • the assembly 10 also comprises, for each door 17A, 17B, means for moving the door relative to the support 13 between its holding and releasing positions, these means also making it possible to adjust the spacing between the first and second surfaces. 23 and 39 when the door occupies its holding position.
  • means for moving the door relative to the support 13 between its holding and releasing positions these means also making it possible to adjust the spacing between the first and second surfaces. 23 and 39 when the door occupies its holding position.
  • the displacement means comprise for example two screws 47 rotatably mounted on the support 13, a plurality of nuts 49 movable along the screws 47 and each provided with two ends of the axis 51 ( Fig. 6 ), the door 17B being rotatably mounted around the axis ends 51 and being translationally connected along the screws 47 to the nuts 49.
  • the screws 47 extend in a vertical direction on the figure 4 , perpendicular to the upper face 19. They are engaged by their free ends in bearings 53 formed in the shoulder 31 of the support 13. The screws 47 are locked in translation vertically in the bearings 53 and are free to rotate in these bearings.
  • the bearings 53 are arranged in the shoulder 31 farthest from the housing 15A.
  • the screws 47 are distributed longitudinally along the door 17B.
  • the vertical length of the screws 47 is such that their heads 55 are arranged outside the support 13, projecting above the upper face 19.
  • the door 17B comprises, at each screw 47, a recess 57 formed in the edge 36 of the upper part 33.
  • the recesses 57 are formed in the entire vertical thickness of the edge 36, the screws 47 passing through the recesses 57.
  • the nuts 49 are arranged in the recesses 57.
  • the door 17B also comprises blind holes 59 formed longitudinally in the thickness of the edge 36 and opening into each recess 57.
  • the shaft ends 51 are integral with the nuts 49 and extend longitudinally from the nuts 49. They are engaged in the blind holes 59, and are free to rotate in these holes.
  • the assembly 10 further comprises for each housing 15A, 15B a plurality of threaded orifices 61 formed in the shoulder 31 opposite to the screws 47, and a plurality of screws 63 for fixing the door 17A, 17B in the holding position, capable of to be screwed into the orifices 61.
  • the number of screws 63 may for example be between ten and fifteen. We will describe here only the means for fixing the door 17B.
  • the fixing screws 63 each comprise a threaded end portion 65, a head 67 opposite to the portion 65, and a smooth portion 69 interposed between the head 67 and the threaded portion 65.
  • the door 17B comprises a plurality of plain holes 71 ( Fig. 5 ), formed in the edge 36 located on the side of the housing 15A in the holding position.
  • the screws 63 are engaged in the smooth holes 71, the smooth section 69 being disposed in the smooth hole 71, the head 67 coming to bear against the upper face 37 of the door 17B, the threaded portion 65 being screwed into the threaded hole 61 of the support.
  • the orifices 61 and 71 and the fixing screws 63 are evenly distributed along the housing 15B.
  • the doors 17A, 17B each comprise two handles 73 projecting upwards with respect to the face 37. These handles 73 are arranged near the longitudinal ends of the doors.
  • the door 17A, 17B When the door 17A, 17B is in the holding position, its upper portion 33 is engaged between the upper guide surfaces 29 and the portion 35 is engaged between the lower guide surfaces 27.
  • the second bearing surface 39 is turned towards the bottom of the housing 15A, 15B, and the faces 41 of the second pair are parallel and opposite the faces 23 of the first pair.
  • the first and second vertices 23 and 43 are then aligned vertically on the figure 4 , that is to say in a direction perpendicular to the face 19, and the upper surface 37 is parallel to the face 19.
  • the release position of the door 17B is illustrated on the figure 5 .
  • the door 17B is mounted at the maximum along the screws 47, and is tilted outwardly of the housing 15B about the axes 51.
  • the nuts 49 are in abutment against the heads 55 of the screws 47.
  • the upper surface 37 of the door 17B extends substantially horizontally, at the upper face 19, the second bearing surface 39 being turned towards the top of the figure 5 opposite housing 15B.
  • the release position of the door 17A is symmetrical with the release position of the door 17B with respect to a median longitudinal plane of the housings 15A and 15B.
  • the doors 17A and 17B are then placed in the release position, so as to give access to the housings 15A and 15B.
  • a nuclear fuel assembly can then be placed in each of the housings 15A and 15B, by a fuel assembly lifting tool such as the winch of a traveling crane, by displacing the assembly horizontally, along the arrow F1 of the figure 5 .
  • the fuel assemblies come to rest, via their lower ends, on the fuel assembly support plate 11C fixed between the two plates 11A and 11B of the assembly 10.
  • each housing 15A, 15B an assembly is arranged in each housing 15A, 15B so that two adjacent lateral sides of this assembly rest on the faces 23 of the first bearing surface 21, as illustrated. on the left side of the figure 5 .
  • the edge separating the two adjacent sides of the fuel assembly is disposed along the top 25.
  • each door 17A, 17B is pivoted about the axes 51, about 180 °, the door then occupying an intermediate position illustrated on the left side of the door. figure 5 .
  • the lower part 35 of the door is engaged in the housing, the faces 41 of the second bearing surface 39 being separated from the fuel assembly by a free space.
  • the screws 47 are rotated in the bearings 53 by means of suitable tools, so as to lower the nuts 49 along the screws 47, the axis ends 51 driving the door to the assembly disposed in housing.
  • the translational movement of the cover 17A, 17B is interrupted. It will be observed that the second bearing surface 39 comes directly into contact with the nuclear fuel assembly.
  • the door 17B like the door 17A, is devoid of support pads, such as those provided in the state of the art to the right of each of the grids of a nuclear fuel assembly to be transported.
  • This second part of the movement of the door 17A, 17B makes it possible to adjust the spacing between the first and second bearing surfaces 21 and 39 in the position for holding the door, depending on the size of the fuel.
  • the screws 63 are screwed into the threaded holes 61.
  • the baffle shape, the surface condition and the manufacturing tolerances of the guide surfaces 27 and 29 and the shoulder 31 on the one hand, and doors 17A, 17B on the other hand, are such that the housings 15A, 15B have a good level of tightness, and that the nuclear materials are confined in the housings 15A, 15B in case of serious accident which would have caused breaks of sheaths in the assemblies.
  • the transport container described above can be used for new or irradiated nuclear fuel assemblies irrespective of the nuclear fuel UO 2 , PuO 2 ... It can also be used to transport equipment with a footprint similar to that of a nuclear fuel assembly, for example pencil boxes, quivers, or nuclear fuel assembly skeletons.
  • the container described above has many advantages.
  • the operation of the container is particularly simple, since it comprises only a small number of screws 47 for adjusting the position of the door, and a small number of fixing screws 63.
  • the container described above can have multiple variants.
  • the means for moving the doors 17A and 17B on the support 3 may have other structures than that described above.
  • they may consist of rods arranged to form a pantograph arm.
  • Such arms are known from the state of the art and will not be described in detail here. They make it possible to obtain a movement of the door to move from its release position to its position of first holding of rotation then of translation, like the means of displacement with screws and nuts described above.
  • these displacement means do not necessarily ensure a translational movement and then rotation.
  • each door moves from its holding position to its release position by a simple translational movement along the screws 47 perpendicular to the upper face 19 of the support 13, without 180 ° rotation as in FIG. exemplary embodiment described above.
  • the release position corresponds substantially to the position of the door shown on the left side of the figure 5 .
  • the introduction of nuclear fuel assemblies into dwellings is then done by a longitudinal movement, using a bridge.
  • the removal of assemblies out of housing is done in the same way.
  • the door is removable, the screws 47 can be replaced in this case by fixing screws of the type of the screws 63. To load and unload the assemblies in the housing, then unscrews all the screws of fixing, then completely remove the doors 17A, 17B, for example using a crane.
  • Protective means may be arranged around the nuclear fuel assemblies, inside the support 13 and / or the doors 17A, 17B.
  • These protections can be of different types. They can be of the mechanical type, so as to stiffen the internal equipment of the container and to protect the fuel assemblies in case of fall of this container or shock.
  • These protections can also be of neutron type, and absorb the neutrons emitted by the nuclear fuel assemblies.
  • These protections may also be of the thermal type, so as to prevent the heat generated by the fuel assembly is conducted through the support or the door.
  • the protections can also be of the biological type and absorb the ionizing radiation emitted by the nuclear fuel assemblies, for example gamma radiation. It is even possible that these protections are sufficient to transport a nuclear fuel assembly, without an outer envelope 2 is necessary.
  • the container described above is suitable for transporting nuclear fuel assemblies for BWR reactor (boiling water reactor) or PWR (pressurized water reactor). These assemblies can be 17x17, 10x10, 18x18, or any other type. These numbers characterize the square network according to which the fuel rods are arranged. Thus, a 17 x 17 assembly has a network of seventeen rows of seventeen pencils or accessories.
  • the container may also be adapted to transport nuclear fuel assemblies whose section is not square, but for example rectangular or hexagonal.
  • the faces 23 of the first bearing surface 21 form between them an angle of about 60 °.
  • the faces 41 of the second bearing surface 39 are between them an angle of 60 °.
  • the assembly is arranged in the housing so that a first side of the hexagon is in contact with one of the faces 23, and a second side of the hexagon is in contact with the other face 23
  • a third side of the hexagon, connecting the first and second sides, extends from one face 23 to the other, facing the top 25. This third side is not pressed against the bearing surface 21
  • two other sides of the hexagon rests against the faces 41 of the second bearing surface 39, one side of the hexagon extending between these two faces 41, facing the top 43.
  • the internal structure of the container can be adapted to transport nuclear fuel assemblies of octagonal section, triangular, or any other polygonal section.
  • the two pairs of faces 23 and 41 of the first and second bearing surfaces 21 and 39 form a continuous square, of variable size depending on the section of the assembly to be transported, as illustrated. on the Figure 7A .
  • the means for adjusting the spacing between the first and second surfaces 21 and 39 may comprise means for moving in a coordinated manner the four faces 23 and 41 along each other, so as to vary the size of the square. The faces 23 and 41 remain perpendicular to each other during this movement.
  • the first and second bearing surfaces 21 and 39 each comprise a large face 23, 41 and a small face 23 ', 41' less wide than in the large face in a transverse plane.
  • the first and second surfaces 21, 39 each further comprise a clearance 80 bordering the small face and delimited in part by a guide surface 82.
  • the guide surfaces 82 extend substantially parallel to the diagonal passing through the vertices 25 and 43, that is to say vertically on the Figure 7B .
  • the two large faces 23, 41 are parallel and opposite, and the two small faces 23 ', 41' are parallel and opposite. Both sides of the same bearing surface are typically perpendicular to each other.
  • the surfaces 82 make it possible to guide the relative displacement of the first and second bearing surfaces 21 and 39. In addition, they constitute baffles for improving the seal.
  • bearing surfaces 21 and 39 are delimited by two identical parts that are fitted back-to-back, which reduces production costs.
  • the faces of the first surface 21 form between them an angle substantially equal to the angle that the faces of the second surface 39 form between them.
  • This angle is between 60 ° and 135 °, depending on the geometry of the nuclear fuel assemblies to be transported.
  • the container 1 can receive a number of nuclear fuel assemblies different from two.
  • it can be designed to receive a single nuclear fuel assembly, or in some variants a much higher number, for example six or eight.
  • the container 1 may also comprise, in addition to the first surface and the second longitudinal support surface, a third longitudinal bearing surface.
  • longitudinal bearing surfaces may comprise, as in the examples described above, each two longitudinal faces, but the number of faces may also be different, for example a single longitudinal face can be envisaged, three longitudinal faces can be envisaged.
  • three longitudinal bearing surfaces may be provided, each comprising a single bearing face, these faces being inclined relative to each other by 120 ° when they are in support against an assembly.
  • first surface comprising three faces inclined relative to each other by 120 ° and intended to bear on consecutive faces of a nuclear fuel assembly.
  • the second surface may then comprise a single support surface.
  • the same surface comprises several longitudinal faces, they are not necessarily intersecting at a vertex as described above.
  • the longitudinal bearing surfaces bear directly on the nuclear fuel assemblies, without using movable holding pads.

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