Westinghouse Electric Company LLC

Sonoco Development Incorporated

John F Staples

Brian E Hempy

William E Stilwell, Iii

Peter J Vescovi

Norman A Kent

John Dexter Malloy, Iii

Steve Lyles

Jason T Stephens

Dennis Taylor

Johannes W Van De Camp

Iii John D Malloy

Iii William E Stilwell

An unirradiated nuclear fuel assembly component transport system that includes a clamshell-type inner liner that opens along its axial dimension to load and unload the fuel component being transported. The exterior dimensions of the liner conform to a generic overpack tubular container. The overpack is separable into an upper and lower section with the lower section having a V-shaped channel extending along its longitudinal axis. The liner is supported in the V-shaped channel by at least one row of shock mounts on either side of the channel. The lower section of the overpack is secured from rotation and the top section is latchably engaged to the lower section of the overpack.

Unirradiated nuclear fuel component transport system

An unirradiated nuclear fuel assembly transport canister that includes a clamshell type fuel assembly inner liner that has interior dimensions that closely conform to the outer envelope of the fuel assembly to be transported and exterior dimensions that conform to a generic overpack tubular container. The liner is inserted into the overpack tubular container which is in turn supported by a shock absorbing suspension system within a birdcage frame.

Unirradiated nuclear fuel transport system

A testing apparatus for determining dynamic strength of sample paper cores includes a rotatably driven pneumatic chuck for engaging the inner surface of a sample core to rotatably drive the sample core, and a variable-tension belt assembly having a flexible belt which is looped over the sample core and tensioned to simulate the load applied to a paper core in actual use. The belt is tensioned by a pneumatic cylinder which is controlled under feedback control by a servo valve and a computer controller so that the load applied to the sample core accurately tracks a predetermined desired load schedule versus time.

Dynamic strength tester for paper cores

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