Method of cleaning a nozzle of a jet pump assembly of a nuclear reactor
US11717865B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 6, 2017 |
| Grant date | Aug 8, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 22, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E30/30
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method of cleaning a jet pump assembly of a nuclear reactor may comprise evacuating an interior of the jet pump assembly that is filled with a first liquid by injecting a gas to purge the first liquid from the interior to provide an evacuated surface. In addition, the method may comprise directing a jet of a second liquid onto the evacuated surface.
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