Design of a tool for the nuclear fuel management

This work is divided into six chapters. Chapter 1 describes in a general form what the radiation is, how it is produced and also how it is detected, as well as, the unities which are used for quantifying it. In chapter 2 some issues and considerations are treated which were thought before to initiate the design of the tool for handling the nuclear fuel such as: to know the facilities of the TRIGA Mark III Reactor as well as the equipment with which it counts. All of this with the purpose of designing the tool which were more appropriated for its necessities. Chapter 3 treats about the necessity of having the reactor as well as the specifications and considerations of design. After, the generation of solution options are presented, for later making the evaluation and selection of solution alternatives. Consequently in chapter 4 these alternatives were treated as well as the parts which form the tool. It is made a detailed description of the parts and commercial components including the type of materials used for its manufacture, tolerances, surface finished, dimensions and so. In chapter 5 it is made a tool description and of the procedure of handling of irradiated fuels of the reactor pool to the hot cells with aforementioned tool. Finally, chapter 6 analyses the obtained results proposing the general conclusions of this work. It is important to mention that with this project the Mexican technology has contributed in the developing of manufacture of this kind of tools or instruments. (Author)