Compositions – Radioactive compositions
Patent
1984-12-03
1987-03-17
Lechert, Jr., Stephen J.
Compositions
Radioactive compositions
83 19, 83 23, 83 54, 83425, 83440, 100 39, 252633, 376261, 376272, G21F 900, G21F 934
Patent
active
046506063
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for collapsing and storing used burnable poison assemblies in a reduced volume, which includes a hanger member movable up and down for lifting a holder portion of a burnable poison assembly; a cutter for cutting solid portions of thimble plugs and poison rods of the burnable poison assembly hung on the hanger member; a restricting mechanism for holding the poison rods in restricted positions, restraining spontaneous movements in lateral directions; a gripper member movable up and down and capable of releasably gripping the poison rods; a packing mechanism capable of pushing aside previously stored poison rods in a container to put thereinto the poison rods gripped by the gripper member; and a thimble plug handling mechanism for guiding cut-off thimble plugs onto a receptable tray and placing the same in a container.
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Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho
Lechert Jr. Stephen J.
Locker Howard J.
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