GB1335332A - Method and installation for handling fuel elements in a nuclear reactor - Google Patents
Method and installation for handling fuel elements in a nuclear reactorInfo
- Publication number
- GB1335332A GB1335332A GB2544272A GB2544272A GB1335332A GB 1335332 A GB1335332 A GB 1335332A GB 2544272 A GB2544272 A GB 2544272A GB 2544272 A GB2544272 A GB 2544272A GB 1335332 A GB1335332 A GB 1335332A
- Authority
- GB
- United Kingdom
- Prior art keywords
- fuel elements
- machine
- magazine
- well
- spent
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired
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Classifications
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- G—PHYSICS
- G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
- G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
- G21C19/00—Arrangements for treating, for handling, or for facilitating the handling of, fuel or other materials which are used within the reactor, e.g. within its pressure vessel
- G21C19/32—Apparatus for removing radioactive objects or materials from the reactor discharge area, e.g. to a storage place; Apparatus for handling radioactive objects or materials within a storage place or removing them therefrom
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- G—PHYSICS
- G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
- G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
- G21C19/00—Arrangements for treating, for handling, or for facilitating the handling of, fuel or other materials which are used within the reactor, e.g. within its pressure vessel
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- G—PHYSICS
- G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
- G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
- G21C19/00—Arrangements for treating, for handling, or for facilitating the handling of, fuel or other materials which are used within the reactor, e.g. within its pressure vessel
- G21C19/18—Apparatus for bringing fuel elements to the reactor charge area, e.g. from a storage place
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- Y02E30/00—Energy generation of nuclear origin
- Y02E30/30—Nuclear fission reactors
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- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
- General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- High Energy & Nuclear Physics (AREA)
- Monitoring And Testing Of Nuclear Reactors (AREA)
Abstract
1335332 Fuelling reactors COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE 31 May 1972 [1 June 1971] 25442/72 Heading G6C A nuclear reactor fuel handling installation comprises two similar machines 23, 24 which operate in parallel between on the one hand an opening 8 providing access to the reactor core 1 and, on the other hand, in the case of the machine 23, a storage magazine 12 for new fuel elements and, in the case of the machine 24, a recovery well 18 for spent fuel elements. The machines 23, 24 move along guide rails 22 on the refuelling floor 21 formed by the upper surface of the reactor shield structure 4, and each comprises a grab 27 controlled by a winch 28 and an internal chamber 29 for receiving fuel elements, only the chamber 29 of the machine 24 which handles the spent fuel elements being surrounded by a shield 30, this being made necessary by the radio-activity of these spent elements. The opening 8 is formed off-centre within a small seal plug 7 mounted eccentrically within a second rotatable seal plug 6. Access holes 10, 11 are provided within the shield structure 4 to enable new fuel elements to be removed from the magazine 12 by the machine 23 and spent fuel elements to be placed in the recovery well 18 by the machine 24. New fuel elements 14 are stored in compartments of a rotary drum 13 in the magazine 12, while the recovery well 18 contains flasks 20 carried by a turntable 17 and intended to receive spent fuel elements 19. A duct 16 connects the well 18 with the access hole 11 via an isolating valve 15. The magazine 12 and the well 18 are placed diametrically opposite one another with respect to the reactor core 1 so that the two machines 23, 24 can be displaced along the same rails 22 in simultaneous reciprocating motion.
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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FR7119709A FR2139707B1 (en) | 1971-06-01 | 1971-06-01 |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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GB1335332A true GB1335332A (en) | 1973-10-24 |
Family
ID=9077891
Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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GB2544272A Expired GB1335332A (en) | 1971-06-01 | 1972-05-31 | Method and installation for handling fuel elements in a nuclear reactor |
Country Status (4)
Country | Link |
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BE (1) | BE784275A (en) |
FR (1) | FR2139707B1 (en) |
GB (1) | GB1335332A (en) |
IT (1) | IT959300B (en) |
Cited By (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
GB2139804A (en) * | 1983-05-10 | 1984-11-14 | Atomic Energy Authority Uk | Machines for dismantling decommissioned nuclear reactors |
US4594774A (en) * | 1984-03-27 | 1986-06-17 | United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority | Machines for dismantling decommissioned nuclear reactors |
US4774752A (en) * | 1986-06-27 | 1988-10-04 | Westinghouse Electric Corp. | Fuel assembly repair system and method |
Families Citing this family (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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FR2490863A1 (en) * | 1980-09-22 | 1982-03-26 | Novatome | DEVICE FOR TRANSFERRING COMBUSTIBLE ASSEMBLIES FOR FAST NEUTRON REACTOR |
US4572710A (en) * | 1982-06-14 | 1986-02-25 | General Signal Corporation | Method and apparatus for changing filters in nuclear power stations |
US5291531A (en) * | 1992-12-30 | 1994-03-01 | Combustion Engineering, Inc. | Auxiliary platform for boiling water reactors |
FR3021449B1 (en) * | 2014-05-23 | 2019-05-24 | Dcns | COMBUSTIBLE ELEMENT REFRIGERATION SYSTEM AND INSTALLATION COMPRISING SUCH A SYSTEM |
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1971
- 1971-06-01 FR FR7119709A patent/FR2139707B1/fr not_active Expired
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1972
- 1972-05-31 IT IT68734/72A patent/IT959300B/en active
- 1972-05-31 GB GB2544272A patent/GB1335332A/en not_active Expired
- 1972-06-01 BE BE784275A patent/BE784275A/en unknown
Cited By (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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GB2139804A (en) * | 1983-05-10 | 1984-11-14 | Atomic Energy Authority Uk | Machines for dismantling decommissioned nuclear reactors |
US4594774A (en) * | 1984-03-27 | 1986-06-17 | United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority | Machines for dismantling decommissioned nuclear reactors |
US4774752A (en) * | 1986-06-27 | 1988-10-04 | Westinghouse Electric Corp. | Fuel assembly repair system and method |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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FR2139707A1 (en) | 1973-01-12 |
BE784275A (en) | 1972-10-02 |
FR2139707B1 (en) | 1975-01-17 |
IT959300B (en) | 1973-11-10 |
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Legal Events
Date | Code | Title | Description |
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PS | Patent sealed | ||
PLNP | Patent lapsed through nonpayment of renewal fees |