Method and handling equipment for nuclear fuel handling

摘要

The present invention relates to a method and equipment (13) for lifting of fuel assemblies (4) and/or control rods out of/into a reactor vessel (1) in a shutdown nuclear reactor. The reactor vessel (1) comprises a reactor core (5) with a plurality of fuel assemblies (4) and control rods (11). The equipment (13) lifts one or more fuel assemblies (4) and/or control rods (11) out of the reactor core (5) and arranges them in a first cassette (14). The first cassette (14) is transported to a fuel pool (3) with a transport means (9) whereas a second cassette (14) is filled with fuel assemblies (4) and/or control rods (11) with the aid of the equipment (13).