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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 1994
Filed:
Aug. 19, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Frank Ortega, San Jose, CA (US);
David L Faulstich, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
376271 ;
Abstract
A reactor refueling mechanism includes a bridge, a trolley on the bridge, and an elevator on the trolley, with the elevator including a mast with a grapple at the lower end thereof. The bridge spans a reactor core and is rotatable therearound, with the trolley being translatable over the bridge. The elevator is also rotatable on the trolley, and the mast is vertically movable for positioning of the grapple. The combined movement capability of the mechanism allows the shuffling of fuel bundles between cells in the reactor core, and the accurate placement of square fuel bundles in complementary square cells in the core.