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US 2002/0163990 A1Published application
Apparatus and method for ultrasonically cleaning irradiated nuclear fuel assemblies
AssigneeElectric Power Research Institute, Inc.
InventorsPaul L. Frattini, Robert Douglas Varrin, Edwin Stephen Hunt
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Abstract
An apparatus for cleaning an irradiated nuclear fuel assembly includes a housing adapted to engage a nuclear fuel assembly. A set of ultrasonic transducers is positioned on the housing to supply radially emanating omnidirectional ultrasonic energy to remove deposits from the nuclear fuel assembly.
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An apparatus for cleaning an irradiated nuclear fuel assembly, comprising:
- a housing;
- and
- a plurality of ultrasonic transducers positioned on said housing to supply radially emanating omnidirectional ultrasonic energy that removes deposits from an irradiated nuclear fuel assembly positioned proximate to said housing.
A method of cleaning an irradiated nuclear fuel assembly, said method comprising the steps of:
- positioning a nuclear fuel assembly adjacent to a housing;
- and
- supplying radially emanating omnidirectional ultrasonic energy from transducers positioned on said housing to said nuclear fuel assembly to remove deposits from said nuclear fuel assembly.
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