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Apparatus and method for inspecting an outer jacket of a core containment in the region of a heat shield surrounding the core containment

US5844956A · kind A · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Herbert Schramm · Leonberg, DE
Roland Gottfried · Neunkirchen, DE
Erich Haas · Leinburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 30, 1997
Grant date	Dec 1, 1998
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 30, 2017

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02E30/30
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus and a method for inspecting an outer jacket of a core containment in the vicinity of a heat shield surrounding the core containment, include an annular rail to be fixed to the core containment. A carriage is disposed on the annular rail for circumferential movement. A mast is supported on the carriage for axial displacement. A vertical carriage is movable along the mast in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the mast. An outrigger is disposed on the vertical carriage. An inspection device is carried by the free end of the outrigger for movement into a region between the outer jacket and the heat shield.

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