Apparatus and process for handling dangerous fluent material

Apparatus for handling radioactive fluent material capable of emitting radioactivity comprising a rigid shield wall of material and thickness sufficient to reduce substantial passage of radioactivity through said shield wall to a level that is not harmful to human operators;

• means, supported from one side of said shield wall that is exposed to radioactivity from said fluent material, for handling said radioactive fluent material, said handling means comprising pump means for introducing said fluent material into a container through an opening thereof while said container is adjacent said side of said shield wall exposed to radioactivity from said fluent material, said handling means also including means operable to place closure means to close said opening of said container after fluent radioactive material has been introduced therein;
• power means for operating said handling means located at the other side of said shield wall that is not exposed to radioactivity from said fluent material;
• and movable means for driving said handling means, including said pump means and said closure placing means, which movable means extends through said shield wall to operate said pump means and said closure placing means from said power means without such harmful passage of radioactivity through said shield wall.

Apparatus for handling radioactive fluent material capable of emitting radioactivity comprising a rigid shield wall of material and thickness sufficient to reduce substantially passage of radioactivity through said shield wall to a level that is not harmful to a human operator;

• operable means for controlling flow of said fluent material comprising pump means for pumping said fluent material supported from one side of said shield wall that is exposed to radioactivity from said fluent material, said pump means comprising operable valve means;
• power means for operating said pump means and for operating said valve means located at the other side of said shield wall that is not exposed to radioactivity from said fluent material;
• and movable means for driving said pump means and for driving said valve means extending through said shield wall to operate said pump means and said valve means from said power means without such harmful passage of radioactivity through said shield wall.

Apparatus for handling radioactive fluent material capable of emitting radioactivity comprising a rigid shield wall of material and thickness sufficient to reduce substantially passage of radioactivity through said shield wall to a level that is not harmful to human operators;

• operable means for controlling flow of said fluent material comprising operable valve means that is supported from one side of said shield wall that is exposed to radioactivity from said fluent material;
• power means for operating said flow controlling means including said valve means located at the other side of said shield wall that is not exposed to radioactivity from said fluent material;
• and movable means for driving said valve means extending through said shield wall to operate said valve means from said power means without such harmful passage of radioactivity through said shield wall.

Apparatus for handling radioactive fluent material capable of emitting radioactivity comprising a rigid shield wall of material and thickness sufficient to reduce substantially passage of radioactivity through said shield wall to a level that is not harmful to human operators;

• means, supported from one side of said shield wall that is exposed to radioactivity from said fluent material, operable to place closure means to close the opening of a container adapted to contain said fluent material;
• power means for operating said operable closure-placing means located at the other side of said shield wall that is not exposed to radioactivity from said fluent material;
• and movable means for driving said closure-placing means which movable means extends through said shields wall to operate said closure-placing means from said power means without such harmful passage of radioactivity through said shield wall.