SURFACE SHIP FOR CLEANING OF RADIOACTIVE FLUID Russian patent published in 1996 - IPC

FIELD: shipbuilding. SUBSTANCE: ship is provided with ropes and winches for submerging the burial compartments; besides that, ship is provided with flexible hose connected on the outside through valve; each recess of the ship is formed by hermetic envelope with bottom and cover; this envelope is made in bracket-type longitudinal and transverse framing members for connecting the recesses with each other and with sides, bottom and decks of the ship and with device for securing the burial rod inside recess of ship's hull corresponding to it; this device is equipped with self-propelled deep-water vehicle for locating the sunken object, supplying flexible hose of one of burial compartments being lowered to depth and supplying this hose inside sunken object; this device is also provided with system for locating the sunken object, system for communication with deep-water vehicle, automatic system for holding the ship at preset point in water basin in the course of receiving the RADIOACTIVE fluid, electronic computer for control of the ship-holding system, variable-depth cable for remote control of the above-mentioned valve, rail-mounted deck trucks for transportation of burial compartments and devices for loading them in ship's hull recesses. EFFECT: enhanced reliability. 2 dwg