UNLOADING AND LOADING DEVICE FOR THE FUEL ROD ARRAY AND UNLOADING AND LOADING NODE CONTAINING SUCH A DEVICE Russian patent published in 2022 - IPC G21C19/04 G21C19/105 G21C19/32 

FIELD: mechanical engineering,

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to the field of loading fuel assemblies, namely to the unloading and loading device and to the node containing the unloading and loading device. The unloading and loading device for the heat-generating assembly contains a housing; capture means capable of interacting with the heat-generating assembly so as to capture or release the said assembly; control means for controlling the capture means capable of controlling the said capture means between the capture position and the release position of the said assembly, and vice versa; suction means capable of creating suction of cooling gas through the unloading and loading device and through the assembly when it is captured by the said device.

EFFECT: invention is able to function autonomously at elevated temperatures.

17 cl, 29 dwg