Apparatus for the ultrasonic examination of shroud hold down bol

Details Apparatus for the ultrasonic examination of shroud hold down bol Apparatus for the ultrasonic examination of shroud hold down bol

1987-08-31

1989-04-04

Kyle, Deborah L.

Induced nuclear reactions: processes, systems, and elements

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

73632, G21C 1700

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048184705

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for the remote examination of peripheral shroud hold down bolts on steam separators used in boiling water reactors is disclosed. The testing apparatus is used while the steam separator is in a holding pool. The testing apparatus includes a depending pole having attached at the bottom thereof an aluminum shoe. The shoe has a flat, upwardly exposed bottom and opens to one side at gathering surfaces to receive the lower ends of the shroud bolts. The upwardly exposed bottom of the shoe defines an aperture through which an upwardly exposed piezoelectric device is exposed for direct contact with the bottom of the bolt. An overlying clamp member is provided to clamp the lug onto the bottom of the shoe for testing. The clamp member defines a receiving slot to receive the shaft of the bolt immediately overlying the rectangular lug. The clamp member slides over the shaft at the slot into contact with the top of the lug. The clamp member clamps the lug end of the bolt securely onto the upwardly exposed piezoelectric device on the upwardly exposed bottom of the shoe. A piezoelectric ultrasonic test is then run from the bottom and radioactive portion of the bolt to and towards the top of the bolt. Testing for longitudinal sound waves, refracted sound waves and shear sound waves for inter granular stress corrosion cracking can occur despite the radioactive and remote under water location of the bolts.

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patent: 4350044 (1982-09-01), Richardson et al.
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patent: 4689994 (1987-09-01), Savinell et al.
patent: 4741878 (1988-05-01), Gebelin et al.

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