Arrangements for treating, for handling, or for facilitating the handling of, fuel or other materials which are used within the reactor, e.g. within its pressure vessel

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• G21C 19/02 Details of handling arrangements
• G21C 19/14 characterised by their adaptation for use with horizontal channels in the reactor core
• G21C 19/16 Articulated or telescopic chutes or tubes for connection to channels in the reactor core
• G21C 19/18 Apparatus for bringing fuel elements to the reactor charge area, e.g. from a storage place
• G21C 19/19 Reactor parts specifically adapted to facilitate handling, e.g. to facilitate charging or discharging of fuel elements
• G21C 19/20 Arrangements for introducing objects into the pressure vessel; Arrangements for handling objects within the pressure vessel; Arrangements for removing objects from the pressure vessel
• G21C 19/26 Arrangements for removing jammed or damaged fuel elements or control elements; Arrangements for moving broken parts thereof
• G21C 19/28 Arrangements for introducing fluent material into the reactor core; Arrangements for removing fluent material from the reactor core (pumping coolant G21D)
• G21C 19/32 Apparatus for removing radioactive objects or materials from the reactor discharge area, e.g. to a storage place; Apparatus for handling radioactive objects or materials within a storage place or removing them therefrom (disposal of waste material G21F9/00)
• G21C 19/34 Apparatus or processes for dismantling nuclear fuel, e.g. before reprocessing (shielded cells G21F7/00)
• G21C 19/40 Arrangements for preventing occurrence of critical conditions, e.g. during storage
• G21C 19/42 Reprocessing of irradiated fuel