CHAMBER FOR CRUSHING LONG RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS Russian patent published in 2010 - IPC G21C19/36 

FIELD: power industry.

SUBSTANCE: crushing of long radioactive parts is performed in the chamber in which the housing of cutting device is rigidly installed on the truck with possibility of its movement in the plane perpendicular to the housing axis. At that, the truck is equipped with elements for its fixing in operating and repair positions, trays for collection of operating fluid at leakages and device for attachment of the truck to channel of receiving and drain of working fluid from the tray located in low part of the tray. Crushing chamber is provided with signalling device of attachment of the guide tube to the cutting device and loading channel covering device; crushing chamber is provided with signalling device of attachment of the truck to the receiving channel shutoff device. Fixed cutting bush of the crushing device is installed in the housing by means of reducing bush and pressure flange; and guide pipe is equipped with vertical moving bushes.

EFFECT: simplifying the design of the chamber, preventing leakages of working fluid to its floor, and increasing the operating safety.

3 cl, 11 dwg