Open AccessFUEL ELEMENT GRAPPLE AND FUEL ELEMENT HOLD-DOWN LATCH DEVELOPMENT--LARGE SGR FUEL HANDLING
Author(s) -
R.M. Ybarra
Publication year - 1963
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/4002993
Subject(s) - element (criminal law) , nuclear engineering , lock (firearm) , grid , development (topology) , engineering , mechanical engineering , geology , law , mathematics , geodesy , political science , mathematical analysis
A fuel element hold-down device, which is an integral part of the fuel element assembly, was developed to lock reactor fuel to the bottom grid plate. Concurrently with the hold-down latch development, a fuel bandling machine grapple capable of setting, releasing, and checking the hold-down device was developed. (auth