Apparatus for removing deposits from irradiated fuel elements
US4483205A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 29, 1982 |
| Grant date | Nov 20, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 29, 2002 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E30/30
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Apparatus for removing deposit from fuel elements of a nuclear reactor, by scraping the elements C by means of a remote-controlled scraping device entering the pool A of the reactor. The scraped sample is sucked, together with a certain amount of liquid, into an intermediate reservoir (20), the liquid removed with the sample is passed into a detachable filtration chamber (3), which retains the sample, the liquid being led into a buffer reservoir (21), and the filtration chamber (3) is introduced into a storage container (4), all the operations being carried out under the protection of shielded walls.
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