Published May 14, 1974 | Version v1
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A device for cutting nuclear reactor fuel element sheaths

Creators

Description

The invention relates to a method for cutting fuel element cladding. A fuel element is moved past laser emitters in order that the laser radiations cut the fuel element clad along the whole length thereof. The two halves of the thus cut clads are then severed and the fuel is recuperated in a hopper. This can be applied to the extraction of the spent fuel from nuclear fuel elements, with a view to re-using the fuel after reprocessing

Abstract (French)

L'invention concerne une methode destinee a decouper l'enveloppe d'un element combustible nucleaire gaine. Un element combustible est deplace devant des emetteurs de rayon laser, de maniere que les rayons lasers decoupent l'enveloppe de l'element combustible sur toute sa longueur. Les moities d'enveloppe sont ensuite separees et le combustible est recupere dans une tremie. Ceci est applicable pour l'extraction combustible epuise des elements combustibles nucleaires, en vue d'une reutilisation de celui-ci apres traitement

Additional details

Additional titles

Original title (French)
Dispositif de decoupage d'une enveloppe d'element combustible de reacteur nucleaire
Augmented title (English)
spent fuel decladding

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
15 p.
IPC:
Int. Cl. G21c19/36.
IPC
Int. Cl. G21c19/36.
Patent number
FR patent document 2237280/A/

INIS

Country of Publication
France
Country of Input or Organization
France
INIS RN
7236322
Subject category
S11: NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
CUTTING; LASER RADIATION; MECHANICAL DECLADDING; SPENT FUEL ELEMENTS
Descriptors DEC
DECLADDING; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; FUEL ELEMENTS; HEAD END PROCESSES; MACHINING; RADIATIONS; REACTOR COMPONENTS

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Notes
Available from Institut National de la Propriete Industrielle, Paris (France); priority claim: 14 May 1973, USA.