R72

ROBATEL SA

Transport of spent fuel rods

Classification:- Type B(M)F IAEA 2005

- Spent fuel rods (UO2 or MOX) with high burnups for R&D needs - Activated and/or contaminated metallic pieces

- French approval N° F 395 B(M) F-96 - Belgian validation

- Leaktight canisters (different types) - Metallic baskets (different types) - Frame and tie-down device for transport and tipping - Handling device for the package - Handling device for the canisters - Closure and torque tightening device - Draining/flushing/drying device - Leaktight measurement device - Complementary devices for interfacing with plants, pools or hot cells

- Total length: 6 255 mm - External diameter: Ø 1 680 mm (shock absorbers) / Ø 950 mm (body) - Maximal mass of the loaded package: 21 500 kg

- N°1 UO2: up to 10 fuel rods from 900 or 1300 MWe PWRs (Burnup ≤ 85 GWd/tHM; Cooling time ≥ 6 month; U235 enrichment ≤ 5%) - N°1 MOX: up to 10 fuel rods (from 900 MWe PWRs) (Burnup ≤ 75 GWd/tHM; Cooling time ≥ 6 month; U235 enrichment ≤ 0.7%; Pu ≤ 11%) - N°2 UO2: up to 10 fuel rods (Burnup ≤ 100 GWd/tHM; Cooling time ≥ 6 month; U235 enrichment ≤ 10%) - N°2 MOX: up to 10 fuel rods (Burnup ≤ 100 GWd/tHM; Cooling time ≥ 6 month; U235 enrichment ≤ 1.5%; Pu ≤ 15%) - N°3: No fissile activated and/or contaminated metallic pieces (≤ 124 TBq of Co60equivalent) - Maximal loading weight: 180 kg (including the basket, excluding the canister) - Maximal power: 1 000 W and 310 W/m

- Double containment system (i.e. leaktight canister) - Compatible with EPR fuel rods (inner cavity: Ø 140 mm x L 5 530 mm) - Able to be tipped form horizontal to vertical position (and vice versa) - Able to be loaded or unloaded in vertical as well as in horizontal position - Able to be loaded or unloaded in wet conditions (filled with water or even in immersion in pools)

- On site: Dry - On public roads: Dry - By road or by rail - Exclusive use

Type of loading/unloading: - Vertical: dry or wet - Horizontal: dry Type of interfacing: - Immersion inside pools (vertical) - Leaktight connection under pools (vertical) - Leaktight connection with hot cells (horizontal)

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France (EDF), Belgium (Transnubel)

ROBATEL Industries, Rue de Genève, B.P.203, 69741 Genas Cedex, France M. Christophe BRUNEEL – Phone : + 33 4 72 22 10 33; Fax + 33 4 78 90 23 79 – E-Mail: commercial@robatel.fr