Use cases Industrial Handling Nuclear Waste containers transfer

Waste containers transfer

For long and medium life waste, ANDRA (French national agency for radioactive waste management), via its Bure underground research laboratory, is studying the feasibility of deep geological storage. CIEGO (Industrial geological storage centre) is the French project for deep storage of radioactive waste. SERAPID has developed a prototype, which has been selected as the transfer […]

Location: Laboratoire de Bure, Meuse, France

Characteristics :

Stroke:: 4 metres
Pushing force:: 32,000daN
Speed:: 50 mm/s
Frequency:: 2650 cycles / year

For long and medium life waste, ANDRA (French national agency for radioactive waste management), via its Bure underground research laboratory, is studying the feasibility of deep geological storage. CIEGO (Industrial geological storage centre) is the French project for deep storage of radioactive waste.

SERAPID has developed a prototype, which has been selected as the transfer solution for drums of waste. Inserted in the transfer hoods, the SERAPID push chain is used to position the packages in the storage compartments. Requiring no maintenance, the compactness and compliance of the SERAPID rigid chain brings a perfectly adapted solution to the constraints of this specific environment.

The equipment - a tailor-made 130 SG RollBeam with chain, drive casing and specific magazine - manufactured in carbon steel, was designed and built to measure for this application.

The SERAPID design office's 40 years of applied experience allow it to adapt products and design solutions to meet the specific and demanding constraints of the nuclear industry. Don't hesitate to get in touch to discuss your projects.