Study and Evaluation of Innovative Fuel Handling Systems for Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactors: Fuel Handling Route Optimization

Figure 7

Kinematics for the evacuation of an irradiated assembly in sodium pot (1: assembly set-down in the pot, 2: pot moving up the ramp, 3: arrival at the upper stop of the rotating transfer lock, 4: rotation of the transfer lock in position, arrival of the corridor transfer mechanism in position, truck moving down the ramp, and pot set-down, 5: translation of the corridor transfer mechanism, 6: docking of pot holder associated with the temporary cooling pit and descent in the pit, 7: arrival in the EVST + pot lifting using the pot holder up to detachment and disconnection, 8: pot-holder descent to the lower position of EVST, and 9: assembly fuel handling and set-down in storage unit using the fixed arm).