Used for transferring new fuel bundles from NFM to Fueling machine & transferring spent fuel back to Shuttle Station
Size: 1.2 meter x 600 mm x 3.2 meter
Weight: 5 Tons / assembly
Precision distortion controlled fabrication
Very accurate Linear recirculating roller bearing made from AISI 440C
200 precision components per assembly
Machining of components with tolerances in the range 10 to 20 microns
Optical alignment of magazine tubes within 100 microns
Development of Linear recirculating roller bearings