Method for shearing spent nuclear fuel assemblies

Details Method for shearing spent nuclear fuel assemblies Method for shearing spent nuclear fuel assemblies

1976-04-29

1977-11-01

Feldman, Peter

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100 95, 100295, 72326, 72334, 83580, 83694, B30B 1300

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040560520

ABSTRACT:
A method is disclosed for shearing spent nuclear fuel assemblies of the type wherein a plurality of long metal tubes packed with ceramic fuel are supported in a spaced apart relationship within an outer metal shell or shroud which provides structural support to the assembly. Spent nuclear fuel assemblies are first compacted in a stepwise manner between specially designed gag-compactors and then sheared into short segments amenable to chemical processing by shear blades contoured to mate with the compacted surface of the fuel assembly.

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patent: 3763770 (1973-10-01), Ehrman et al.
patent: 3866522 (1975-02-01), Oswalt, Jr.

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