Tag: Jonathan Lamb

A graphic of one of the fixtures for machining a nuclear waste bin, showing the positions of the hydraulic swing clamps and one set of internal airbags that dampen vibrations. A second set of airbags is inserted into the workpiece itself to provide an equal and opposite holding force before machining starts.

Kingsbury’s novel fixture for machining nuclear waste containers

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Decommissioning legacy nuclear waste silos on a former UK power generating site at Sellafield requires a large number of bins to be machined to close geometrical tolerances to ensure safe stacking.
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