APPARATUS FOR MANIPULATING A QUANTITY OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL BETWEEN A STORED POSITION AND A USE POSITION

摘要

Apparatus for manipulating a quantity of radioactive material including a capsule of said radioactive material comprising a storage unit (2) with a radioactively shielded through passage in which the capsule is stored, manipulating means (20) remotely located from the storage unit, first flexible conduit means (6A) connectible to the storage unit between one end of the passage and the manipulating means and flexible elongated drive means movable in the conduit means and the passage for moving the capsule between the stored position and the use position, there being provided reel means (20) on which the manipulating means are mounted and which afford a form (22,23) for coiling the conduit means thereon and second conduit means (6B) permanently coiled on the reel means for housing a supply of the drive means.