Nuclear reactor plant with inspection and reprocessing stations

Claim 1

A NUCLEAR POWER SYSTEM WHICH COMPRISES, A REACTOR HAVING AT LEAST ONE COOLANT-JACKETED LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING OPEN-END REACTOR CONDUIT THEREIN, A PLURALITY OF ROLLING SPHERICAL-SHAPED METAL ENCLOSURE UNITS CONTAINING NUCLEAR FUEL MATERIAL THEREIN, SAID UNITS BEING OPERATIVELY POSITIONED IN END-TO-END SERIES PROGRESSION IN SAID REACTOR CONDUIT, REACTOR FUEL UNIT INSPECTION AND REPROCESSING STATION, A CONDUIT SYSTEM CONNECTED TO THE OPEN ENDS OF SAID REACTOR CONDUIT AND DEFINING A CLOSED-CIRCUIT SYSTEM OF CHANNELS CONNECTING SAID INSPECTION AND REPROCESSING STATIONS IN SERIES PROGRESSION AND BETWEEN THE OPEN ENDS OF SAID REACTOR CONDUIT, FLUID-ACTUATED MECHANICAL PUSHERS OPERATIVELY POSITIONED FOR MOVEMENT WITHIN SAID CHANNELS INTO POSITIVE PUSHING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID ENCLOSURE UNITS TO PUSH AND ROLL THEM WITHIN THE CONDUIT SYSTEM, A CONTROL PANEL, MOTOR MEANS FOR ADVANCING SAID PUSHERS WITHIN SAID CHANNELS, AND ELECTRIC CONTROLS ON SAID PANEL CONNECTED TO OPERATE SAID MOTOR MEANS TO SELECTIVELY ADVANCE SAID PUSHERS INTO PUSHING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID ENCLOSURE UNITS AND ROLL SAID UNITS FROM ONE END OF SAID REACTOR CONDUIT TO SAID INSPECTION STATION, TO SAID REPROCESSING STATION, AND BACK INTO THE OTHER END OF SAID REACTOR CONDUIT.