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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2016
Applicant:
Mhe Technologies, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventor:
Steven K. Waisanen, Big Bend, WI (US);
Assignee:
MHE Technologies, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 19/32 (2006.01); B66C 17/00 (2006.01); G21C 19/02 (2006.01); G21F 5/14 (2006.01); G21C 19/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 19/32 (2013.01); B66C 17/00 (2013.01); G21C 19/02 (2013.01); G21C 19/10 (2013.01); G21F 5/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A transfer system for spent fuel canisters includes a carrier, a shielded bell trolley movable along the carrier and carrying a shielded bell, and a canister trolley movable along the carrier and carrying a lifting mechanism for raising and lowering the spent fuel canister into and out of the shielded bell. The canister trolley can move along the carrier independent of the shielded bell trolley and the shielded bell trolley can move along the carrier independent of the canister trolley. The shielded bell trolley and the canister trolley can be selectively interlocked for selected transfer operations.