Compagnie Generale Des Matieres Nucleaires

Cogema Compagnie Generale Des Matieres Nucleaires

Bernard Picco

Michel Marchand

The invention relates to a process for removing dust from at least one nuclear fuel pellet (7) having undergone a grinding operation, which has left on the pellet surface dust of the material from which said pellet is formed. The process comprises subjecting said surface to the impact of a laser beam (3) having characteristics suitable for bringing about the disincrustation of the dust from said surface, and eliminating from said surface the products resulting from the dust disincrustation. The invention also relates to an apparatus for performing this process. Application to the dust removal from MOX pellets.

Process and apparatus for removing dust from nuclear fuel pellets by

The invention relates to a glove holder unit for a confinement enclosure. The aim of the invention is to produce a unit making it possible to easily change a protective glove for the hand. This aim is achieved with the aid of a glove holder unit having a sleeve (11), for protecting the arm and the forearm, assembled to a working glove (15), protecting the hand, and placed in an enclosure. The glove holder unit comprises means (49) for locking an assembly means (17) of the glove (15) and the protective sleeve (11). The locking means (49) being mobile between a locked position, in which they maintain the assembly means (17) and the glove (15) outside the enclosure (1) and an unlocked position in which they allow the passage of the glove (15) and its assembly means (17) between the interior and the exterior of the enclosure.

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Pujaut, France

Bernard Picco