Abstract: The present invention relates to a transport basket for defective spent nuclear fuel of a heavy water reactor and, more particularly, to a transport basket for defective spent nuclear fuel of a heavy water reactor that can reduce the burden of a personnel when handling spent nuclear fuel in a test facility by minimizing a storage space and maximizing a thickness such that only a predetermined amount of spent nuclear fuel for soundness evaluation in the test facility can be transported.

Abstract: Proposed is a cutting apparatus for a fuel basket accommodating spent nuclear fuel of a heavy water reactor, wherein the apparatus includes a base, a vertical support arranged on one side of the base; a turn table arranged to be reciprocated between one side and an opposite side of the base and be horizontally rotatable on the base; a horizontal support arranged to extend from an upper-end of the vertical support in a horizontal direction toward the turn table; a side-cutting means arranged on the vertical support protruding toward the turn table for cutting a side welding bead of the fuel basket mounted on the turn table; and an upper-cutting means arranged on the horizontal support protruding toward the turn table for cutting an upper welding bead of the fuel basket mounted on the turn table.