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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 1987
Filed:
Apr. 06, 1984
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tatsuyuki Omote, Hitachi, JP;
Tomiharu Yoshida, Hitachi, JP;
Isamu Shimizu, Hitachi, JP;
Kichinori Metoki, Hitachi, JP;
Assignee:
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C / ; G21F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
252626 ; 83 54 ; 83425 ; 83430 ; 83440 ; 266 54 ; 376261 ; 376272 ;
Abstract
A method of and an apparatus for cutting a high-activity solid waste, such as a used channel box and a used control rod, to reduce same in size to facilitate its disposal. The channel box is cut axially through opposing corners to produce elongated split portions of an L-shaped in cross section, and the control rod is cut axially through a central portion to produce elongated split portions of an L-shape in cross section. The portions obtained by cutting the channel box and control rod are substantially similar in shape and facilitate storing.