Use of a remotely operated vehicle (submarine) for nuclear plant inspections

Conference · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1989 · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (USA)

OSTI ID:7027761

Duink, S S; Adam, J D

This paper describes the use of a specialized remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to perform visual underwater inspections in nuclear power plants. An underwater ROV, or minisubmarine, for visual inspections has several advantages over the more traditional camera-on-a-pole techniques and can perform some inspections easily that in the past were considered too difficult to conduct remotely. Other advantages include radiation does savings, outage critical path savings, and reduced manpower and expenses.

• OSTI ID: 7027761
• Report Number(s): CONF-890604--
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (USA) Journal Volume: 59
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
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BWR TYPE REACTORS
CONTAINERS
DRYERS
EQUIPMENT
FUEL POOLS
INSPECTION
MAINTENANCE
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
PERFORMANCE
POWER PLANTS
PRESSURE VESSELS
RADIATION PROTECTION
REACTOR COMPONENTS
REACTOR MAINTENANCE
REACTORS
REMOTE VIEWING EQUIPMENT
ROBOTS
SHIPS
SUBMARINES
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
UNDERWATER OPERATIONS
WATER COOLED REACTORS
WATER MODERATED REACTORS