A system and method for removing spent fuel assemblies from a fuel building and transporting them to on-site facilities. A cask transporter is moved into the fuel building with an empty spent fuel storage cask, spent fuel assemblies are loaded into spent fuel storage cask, the cask is sealed, and the cask transporter moves the loaded spent fuel storage cask to a handling area for final disposal. Components of the system include a penetration cover, a lifting mechanism, a control system, a valve system, and the cask transporter.
CASK HANDLING SYSTEM AND METHOD
BEHÄLTERHANDHABUNGSSYSTEM UND -VERFAHREN
SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉ DE MANUTENTION D'EMBALLAGE DE TRANSPORT
2020-05-20
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
Application of Advanced Handling Techniques to Transportation Cask Design
British Library Conference Proceedings | 1992
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