Automated robotic equipment for ultrasonic inspection of pressurizer heater wells
Abstract
A robotic device for remotely inspecting pressurizer heater wells is provided which has the advantages of quickly, precisely, and reliably acquiring data at reasonable cost while also reducing radiation exposure of an operator. The device comprises a prober assembly including a probe which enters a heater well, gathers data regarding the condition of the heater well and transmits a signal carrying that data; a mounting device for mounting the probe assembly at the opening of the heater well so that the probe can enter the heater well; a first motor mounted on the mounting device for providing movement of the probe assembly in an axial direction; and a second motor mounted on the mounting device for providing rotation of the probe assembly. This arrangement enables full inspection of the heater well to be carried out.
- Inventors:
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- Ballston Lake, NY
- Amsterdam, NY
- Middle Grove, NY
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory (KAPL), Niskayuna, NY (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 868697
- Patent Number(s):
- 5194215
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC12-76SN00052
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- automated; robotic; equipment; ultrasonic; inspection; pressurizer; heater; device; remotely; inspecting; provided; advantages; quickly; precisely; reliably; acquiring; data; reasonable; cost; reducing; radiation; exposure; operator; comprises; prober; assembly; including; probe; enters; gathers; regarding; condition; transmits; signal; carrying; mounting; enter; motor; mounted; providing; movement; axial; direction; rotation; arrangement; enables; carried; mounting device; probe assembly; ultrasonic inspection; device comprises; assembly including; axial direction; radiation exposure; reducing radiation; data regarding; motor mount; pressurizer heater; acquiring data; /376/73/165/414/
Citation Formats
Nachbar, Henry D, DeRossi, Raymond S, and Mullins, Lawrence E. Automated robotic equipment for ultrasonic inspection of pressurizer heater wells. United States: N. p., 1993.
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@article{osti_868697,
title = {Automated robotic equipment for ultrasonic inspection of pressurizer heater wells},
author = {Nachbar, Henry D and DeRossi, Raymond S and Mullins, Lawrence E},
abstractNote = {A robotic device for remotely inspecting pressurizer heater wells is provided which has the advantages of quickly, precisely, and reliably acquiring data at reasonable cost while also reducing radiation exposure of an operator. The device comprises a prober assembly including a probe which enters a heater well, gathers data regarding the condition of the heater well and transmits a signal carrying that data; a mounting device for mounting the probe assembly at the opening of the heater well so that the probe can enter the heater well; a first motor mounted on the mounting device for providing movement of the probe assembly in an axial direction; and a second motor mounted on the mounting device for providing rotation of the probe assembly. This arrangement enables full inspection of the heater well to be carried out.},
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year = {1993},
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