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"Joyce/Dayton Engineers worked with talented designers through the design process…the end result was a successful transfer system whose function is central to the success of the waste packaging process."

West Valley Nuclear Services processes and packages obsolete nuclear process equipment and materials. Their contractors, Butler Construction, Quackenbush Company and West Metal Works, were challenged with building a remote handling system that could transport unprocessed nuclear waste down a long corridor and through a series of steel shield doors. Once in the inner chamber, processing would begin and the resulting material packaged for safe disposal.

The engineers came to Joyce/Dayton with two challenges:

• Provide a transfer system that could move a specific load a horizontal distance of 80 feet in 20-foot increments.

• Customize the jack and power system to meet the unique design challenges of the nuclear industry.

The equipment would have to be modified to allow a smooth transfer across the thresholds of the steel doors without compromising the integrity of the shielding. The equipment could not be prone to leaking fluids which pose cleanup and maintenance problems in the nuclear environment. And, the equipment would have to be rugged, reliable and capable of functioning throughout the 20 year life of the project.

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Whether you're processing aluminum, handling spent nuclear fuel or loading cruise ships, Joyce/Dayton has handled the toughest applications imaginable. With unmatched engineering and technical expertise Joyce provides customsolutions in a time- and price-sensitive manner, turning ideas into working solutions.

• RAISING TRAILER MAST BEAMS
• POSITIONING SOLAR DISHES
• HANDLING NUCLEAR WASTE
• RAISING THE ROOFROLLER COASTER MOTION SIMULATOR
• BALANCING NASA DROP VEHICLES
• SUSPENDED SCOREBOARD CONTROL
• ANODE JACKS FOR ALUMINUM SMELTING
• LOADING AND UNLOADING OF CRUISESHIPS
• LEVELING LOG HOMES
• HANDLING OF SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL