Method of cleaning a spent fuel assembly
US4828760A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 8, 1988 |
| Grant date | May 9, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 8, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG21F9/001
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of cleaning a fuel assembly contaminated with a radioactive alkali metal in which the fuel assembly is subjected to heating with an inert gas followed by being placed under vacuum and finally cooled with an inert gas; the latter two steps being performed in repetitive cycles.
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