SINGLE ROD ULTRASONIC LEAK DETECTION TOOL
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180261345A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-09-13

    申请号:US15903111

    申请日:2018-02-23

    IPC分类号: G21C17/07 G01M3/24 G01M3/32

    摘要: The single rod ultrasonic leak detection tool will be used to detect leaking fuel rods by evaluation if there is water inside the rod. The test will be performed by moving one fuel rod between two ultrasonic transducer oriented in a pitch/catch configuration. The detection tool uses ultrasonic transducers as the primary method to detect leaking fuel rods. Two probes are preferably positioned near the fuel rod in a pitch/catch or transmitting/receiving configuration. One probe 36 sends the signal into the rod and the other probe of a set of probes receives the signal. An evaluation of the received signal is performed in various embodiments, to determine leak tightness of the fuel rod. In various aspects, two sets of probes may be utilized so that measurements can be taken on both sides of the fuel rod.

    METHOD FOR DECOMMISSIONING NUCLEAR POWER PLANT

    公开(公告)号:US20180190400A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-07-05

    申请号:US15739484

    申请日:2016-07-15

    摘要: A method for decommission of a nuclear power plant includes: a step of removing fuel from a reactor vessel and storing the fuel in a fuel storage pool; a step of carrying the fuel out from the fuel storage pool; a step of, after removing the fuel from the reactor vessel, taking a reactor internal structure inside the reactor vessel out to a work pool storing water and being positioned above the reactor vessel, and decommissioning the reactor internal structure under the water stored in the work pool; a step of carrying the decommissioned reactor internal structure out from the work pool; and a step of, after carrying the reactor internal structure out from the work pool, draining the water from the work pool. The step of taking out and decommissioning the reactor internal structure is started before completion of carrying out of the fuel from the fuel storage pool.

    Method for Efficient Power Plant Maintenance
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20170275141A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-09-28

    申请号:US15608225

    申请日:2017-05-30

    申请人: Greg Weston

    发明人: Greg Weston

    IPC分类号: B66C17/26 G21D3/04 G21C7/36

    摘要: Methods for nuclear power plant maintenance which reduces outage time while a polar crane is maintained. In some examples, the method includes the steps of placing an auxiliary crane on a set of rails of a polar crane, using the auxiliary crane to perform maintenance work while the polar crane is maintained, and removing the auxiliary crane after maintenance work on the polar crane is completed. In some further examples, the method includes placing a second auxiliary crane on the set of rails. Still in other example, bridge motors are used to turn the rails, allowing the auxiliary crane to reach every area of the plant floor.