MODULAR LOWER MOVING SYSTEM FOR NUCLEAR FUEL HANDLING AND METHOD OF REFUELING NUCLEAR FUEL USING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20190043626A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-07

    申请号:US15904616

    申请日:2018-02-26

    摘要: The modular lower moving system for nuclear fuel handling includes: a lower reactor vessel assembly including nuclear fuel loaded therein; a carrier having a space allowing the lower reactor vessel assembly to be accommodated therein; a rail extending from a reactor area to a fuel handling area; a transfer cart horizontally movable along the rail; a lifting device installed at the transfer cart, movable upward or downward with respect to the transfer cart; and a drive device configured to supply power to the transfer cart and the lifting device. The method of refueling nuclear fuel using the modular lower moving system includes a carrier lifting process, a lower reactor vessel assembly detachment process, a process of accommodating the lower reactor vessel assembly in the carrier, a carrier lowering process, a transfer cart movement process, a nuclear fuel offloading process, and a nuclear fuel loading process.