Patent ID: 8792606

Claim:
A transfer device for transferring a nuclear fuel canister between a transport container for transporting said canister and a storage device for storing said canister, said transport container comprising a cylindrical cavity for receiving the canister and an opening sealed by a transport plug for loading and unloading the canister, said storage device comprising at least one housing to receive said canister and an opening sealed by a storage plug for loading and unloading said canister, said transfer device comprising a body, and a slide having a longitudinal axis, wherein said slide slides in said body along the longitudinal axis, said slide comprising at least: a first compartment to withdraw the transport plug and the storage plug, said first compartment comprising an axial passage in which a means for withdrawing the transport plug and a means for withdrawing the storage plug are provided, a second compartment for allowing the canister to pass from the transport container to the storage device and conversely, an intermediate compartment between the first and the second compartment, comprising a passage in which are assembled means for withdrawing a biological protection cap contained in the storage device behind the plug, said cap being stored in said passage, and means for sealing the transfer between the transport container and the transfer device and between the transfer device and the storage device.