Apparatus for inspecting fuel assemblies, particularly for detec

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1983-05-25

1987-01-20

Kyle, Deborah L.

Induced nuclear reactions: processes, systems, and elements

Testing, sensing, measuring, or detecting a fission reactor...

G21C 1700

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046379126

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for inspecting fuel assemblies, includes a water container, a receptacle disposed in the container for securing bases of fuel assemblies vertically disposed in said container, a beam, a plurality of fingers engaged by the beam, measuring probes supported on the fingers, and a guiding device disposed in the container and accurately positioned relative to the receptacle for guiding the beam laterally toward the fuel assemblies for inserting the measuring probes in a given direction into spaces between cladding tubes of fuel rods of the fuel assemblies, each of the fingers being movable relative to the given insertion direction after striking an obstacle.

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patent: 4193843 (1980-03-01), Womack et al.
patent: 4274205 (1981-06-01), Starr et al.

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