There are many kinds of cranes used for nuclear power plant, which can classified as machine handling crane and material handling crane. Cranes in nuclear power plants can be:

1. Spent fuel container crane;

2. Conventional island main crane;

3. Remote control and NC crane;

4. Nuclear auxiliary crane;

5. Ring Rail Crane.

Stainless Bridge Crane for Nuclear Power Plant

Cranes can be employed to hoist the Steam Generator and Reactor pressure vessel during construction of nuclear power plant. Cranes can be also used to lift Pressure vessel top cover, pressing unit, basket, and spent fuel containers during daily operation of nuclear power plant.

A Ring Rail Crane at Nuclear Power lant

Advantages of Weihua Cranes for Nuclear Power Plants：

Weihua nuclear power plant cranes adopt remote control, single fault protection and multiple redundancy protection. Every drive unit is designed with enough starting torque to guarantee safety operation in case of one-side bearing Max. wheel load. Reasonable strength calculation of components and many protection measures for crane structures. Accurate (±5mm) positioning for trolleys and lift beam. There is a 3d positioning display system at the ring rail crane to show the exact position of the hook.

80t/20t Bridge Crane for Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant, Year 2018

Main Purpose of Cranes for Nuclear Power Plant:

1. Lifting and Handling of Heavy Objects such as Steam Generator, Pressure vessel top cover, Spent fuel containers, Generator rotor, etc.

2. Handling of Component parts such as New fuel components, Spent fuel components, Control rod parts, etc.

3. Maintenance of the relevant plant parts;

4. Lifting of large structural modules for nuclear power plant construction.

Stainless Steel Crane for Lifting Nuclear Waste, Lifting Weight: 0.5t.

Crane quality assurance rating: QA2;

Electrical equipment assurance rating: QA3;

Full load extreme safety earthquake shock: SL-2; (Shock absorbed by Buffer and Horizontal Guide Wheels);

After earthquake, cranes shall be Checked and repair before running.

Span 70m Overhead Crane for China Nuclear Industry, Year 2013