Core-structure storing method
AssigneeMitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
InventorsHiroki Nasu, Yoshio Kitaoka, Akinori Takei
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Abstract
A storage container is carried into a nuclear-reactor containment and then, the core structure is housed in the storage container. In this process a bottom cover is carried to a storage-container body by using a moving device. The storage-container body and the bottom cover are positioned by adjusting the position of the bottom cover on the moving device while the bottom cover is supported by free bearings. The bottom cover is then attached to the storage-container body.
Claims5
1-4. (canceled)
A method of storing a core structure in a storage container after the storage container is carried into a reactor containment, the method comprising:
- carrying, by using a moving device which is movable, a bottom cover of the storage container to a body of the storage container;
- positioning the body and the bottom cover by adjusting a position of the bottom cover on the moving device while the bottom cover is supported by a free bearing;
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- attaching the bottom cover to the body that are positioned at the positioning.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.