Published January 16, 1990 | Version v1
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Automated nuclear fuel rod pattern loading system

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Description

This patent describes an apparatus for loading fuel rods in a desired pattern. It comprises: a carousel having a plurality of movable gondolas for stocking thereon fuel rods of known enrichments; an elongated magazine defining a matrix of elongated slots being open at their forward ends for receiving fuel rods; a workstation defining a fuel rod feed path; and a holder and indexing mechanism for movably supporting the magazine and being actuatable for moving the magazine along X-Y axes to successively align one at a time selected ones of the slots with the feed path for loading in the magazine the successive fuel rods in a desired enrichment pattern

Availability note (English)

U.S. Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D.C. 20231, USA, $1.50.

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Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
vp.
IPC:
Int. Cl. G21C 21/00.
IPC
Int. Cl. G21C 21/00.
Patent number
US patent document 4894848/A/

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
21058807
Subject category
S42: ENGINEERING;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
AUTOMATION; FUEL RODS; MATERIALS HANDLING; MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT; POSITIONING; REACTOR FUELING; SPECIFICATIONS
Descriptors DEC
EQUIPMENT; FUEL ELEMENTS; REACTOR COMPONENTS