Method and equipment for the handling and storage of nuclear reactor fuel elements

摘要

For the storage of nuclear reactor fuel elements (10) after they have left the nuclear reactor, these are grouped with the aid of level transport pallets (1) which are stacked one above the other in a fuel element transport container (26). In a fuel element store, the transport pallets (1) are taken individually out of the transport container (26) and unloaded by means of a machine (30). The fuel elements (10) are put into encapsulation inserts (45), of which a plurality are arranged one above the other in a storage capsule (82). The storage capsule (82) is then put down in a final store. <IMAGE>