Method for testing a workpiece using ultrasound

    公开(公告)号:US10067097B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-09-04

    申请号:US15123946

    申请日:2015-03-05

    申请人: AREVA GmbH

    摘要: The invention relates to a method for testing a workpiece using ultrasound, wherein an ultrasonic probe generates an ultrasound signal which has a central beam and which is coupled into the workpiece under test, and the central beam is guided along a predefined path on the surface of the workpiece, the central beam and the workpiece being moved in opposite directions at least along a portion of the path.

    IRRADIATION TARGET PROCESSING SYSTEM
    4.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180025803A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-01-25

    申请号:US15549234

    申请日:2016-01-18

    申请人: Areva GmbH

    摘要: An irradiation target processing system for insertion and retrieving irradiation targets into and from an instrumentation tube in a nuclear reactor core comprises, a target retrieving system, target insertion system and transport gas supply system, mounted on a movable support, wherein: the target retrieving system comprises a target exit port coupled to a target storage container and exhaust system; the target insertion system comprises a target filling device, target retention tubing with target supply junction connectable to the instrumentation tube, and a target diverter coupled to the target filling device, target retention tubing and target retrieving system; and the transport gas supply system comprises a first gas supply tubing coupled to the exit port of the target retrieving system, a second gas supply tubing coupled to a junction for supplying gas to the instrumentation tube, and a transport gas supply junction coupled to the first and second gas supply tubing.

    RADIONUCLIDE GENERATION SYSTEM
    5.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180025802A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-01-25

    申请号:US15549215

    申请日:2015-02-09

    申请人: Areva GmbH

    IPC分类号: G21G1/02

    CPC分类号: G21G1/02 G21C23/00

    摘要: A radionuclide generation system comprises a tube system configured to permit insertion and removal of irradiation targets into an instrumentation finger of a nuclear reactor, and an irradiation target drive system configured to insert the irradiation targets into the instrumentation finger and to remove the irradiation targets from the instrumentation finger. The radionuclide generation system further comprises an instrumentation and control unit which is linked to an online core monitoring system and being configured to calculate an optimum irradiation time for the irradiation targets based on the actual state of the reactor as provided by the online core monitoring system.

    METHOD OF PREPARING OF IRRADIATION TARGETS FOR RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION AND IRRADIATION TARGET

    公开(公告)号:US20180019033A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-01-18

    申请号:US15545906

    申请日:2015-01-29

    申请人: Areva GmbH

    IPC分类号: G21G1/02 H05H6/00

    摘要: The invention provides a method of preparing irradiation targets for radioisotope production in instrumentation tubes of a nuclear power reactor, the method comprising the steps of: providing a powder of an oxide of a rare earth metal having a purity of greater than 99%; consolidating the powder in a mold to form a round green body having a green density of at least 50 percent of the theoretical density; and sintering the spherical green body in solid phase at a temperature of at least 70 percent of a solidus temperature of the rare earth metal oxide powder and for a time sufficient to form a round sintered rare earth metal oxide target having a sintered density of at least 80 percent of the theoretical density.

    DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING A LEAK TEST ON FUEL ROD CAPSULES

    公开(公告)号:US20180010979A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-01-11

    申请号:US15535876

    申请日:2015-12-07

    申请人: AREVA GmbH

    发明人: Wolfgang HUMMEL

    IPC分类号: G01M3/20 G21C17/07 G21C19/07

    CPC分类号: G01M3/205 G21C17/07 G21C19/07

    摘要: The invention relates to a device for performing a leak test on a fuel rod capsule, which contains at least one fuel rod and test gas, which device comprises a test container, which is designed to accommodate at least one fuel rod capsule and can be lowered into a pool of a nuclear plant flooded with water. According to the invention, a mass spectrometer is fluidically connected to the interior of the test container in such a way that a gas flow can be fed to the mass spectrometer in order to sense the concentration of the test gas that has diffused into the test container from the fuel rod capsule.

    Nuclear reactor assembly having a connection between a control rod guide tube and a drive housing pipe
    8.
    发明授权
    Nuclear reactor assembly having a connection between a control rod guide tube and a drive housing pipe 有权
    核反应堆组件,其具有控制棒引导管和驱动器外壳管之间的连接

    公开(公告)号:US09362011B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-06-07

    申请号:US14167207

    申请日:2014-01-29

    申请人: AREVA GMBH

    IPC分类号: G21C7/14 G21C13/028 G21C7/12

    摘要: A boiling water reactor assembly includes a bayonet plate closure between a control rod guide tube and a drive housing pipe. The bayonet plate closure has a bayonet plate constructed in two parts including a central bayonet ring mounted rotatably about its longitudinal axis and an outer ring completely surrounding the bayonet ring. The outer ring is mounted on the periphery of the bayonet ring and reaches inwards under the bayonet ring periphery. The ring is furthermore permanently supported in the axial direction on the drive housing pipe by spring pressure acting on the control rod guide tube, in order to produce a frictional connection. The spring pressure can be released unhindered from the reactor side by tools.

    摘要翻译: 沸水反应器组件包括在控制棒引导管和驱动器外壳管之间的卡口板封闭件。 卡口板盖具有卡口板,该卡口板由两部分组成,包括围绕其纵向轴线可旋转地安装的中心卡口环和完全围绕卡口环的外环。 外圈安装在卡口环的周边,并在卡口环周围向内进入。 此外,通过作用在控制杆引导管上的弹簧压力,环在轴向方向上永久地支撑在驱动器壳体管上,以便产生摩擦连接。 弹簧压力可通过工具无阻碍地从反应器侧释放。

    Apparatus for detecting a magnetically conductive object and position measuring system for measuring the position of a guide rod and associated position measuring method
    9.
    发明授权
    Apparatus for detecting a magnetically conductive object and position measuring system for measuring the position of a guide rod and associated position measuring method 有权
    用于检测导电物体的装置和用于测量导杆位置的位置测量系统及相关位置测量方法

    公开(公告)号:US09329019B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-05-03

    申请号:US14021450

    申请日:2013-09-09

    申请人: AREVA GMBH

    摘要: An apparatus for detecting a magnetically conductive object in a detection area has an electrical coil and at least one sensor element. The apparatus is intended to be as free of degradation processes as possible and thus requires little maintenance and is configured and set up with the highest possible degree of redundancy and measurement reliability. For this purpose, the coil is set up to form a magnetic field in the detection area and the sensor element is configured to detect a magnetic field with a field strength, the magnitude of which is greater than a predefined threshold value. The threshold value is set to be higher than the field strength present in the detection area when the magnetically conductive object is absent and lower than the field strength present therein when the object is present.

    摘要翻译: 用于在检测区域中检测导磁物体的装置具有电线圈和至少一个传感器元件。 该设备旨在尽可能地没有劣化处理,因此几乎不需要维护,并且配置和设置具有尽可能高的冗余度和测量可靠性。 为此,线圈被设置成在检测区域中形成磁场,并且传感器元件被配置为以强度大于预定阈值的场强检测磁场。 当存在导磁体时,阈值被设定为高于存在于检测区域中的场强,并且当存在物体时,阈值低于存在于其中的场强。

    Gripper
    10.
    发明授权
    Gripper 有权
    夹爪

    公开(公告)号:US09242381B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-01-26

    申请号:US14407899

    申请日:2013-06-11

    申请人: AREVA GmbH

    摘要: The invention relates to a gripper for raising and lowering loads and having the following configuration:—it comprises a coupling part and a connecting part,—the connecting part is guided on the coupling part for movement along a movement axis between a first end position and a second end position, wherein those ends of the aforementioned parts which are oriented away from one another are further apart from one another in the first end position than in the second end position,—at least two catch elements are present on the coupling part and can be moved between a gripping position, in which they use a rear-engagement surface to engage behind a mating element of the load, and a release position, in which they release the mating element,—the connecting part is connected to the at least two catch elements via at least one gear mechanism.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种用于提升和降低载荷并具有以下构造的夹具: - 包括联接部分和连接部分, - 连接部分在连接部分上被引导以沿着运动轴线在第一端部位置和 第二端部位置,其中上述部分彼此远离的端部在第一端部位置中比在第二端部位置处彼此远离, - 在联接部分上存在至少两个捕获元件,并且 可以在夹持位置之间移动,在该夹持位置中,它们使用后接合表面接合负载的配合元件后面,以及释放位置,在该释放位置中,它们释放配合元件,连接部分至少连接到 两个止动元件通过至少一个齿轮机构。