Systems and methods for nuclear reactor vessel segmenting

A nuclear reactor vessel segmenting system, comprising:

• a telescoping vertical shaft;
• a rotational drive motor operatively coupled to the telescoping vertical shaft to impart rotational force thereto;
• a rotational blade mounting assembly coupled to the telescoping vertical shaft;
• a horizontal translation rail moveably coupled to the rotational blade mounting assembly;
• a translational drive motor operatively coupled to the horizontal translation rail to impart translational force thereto;
• a blade drive assembly coupled to a first end of the horizontal translation rail;
• an arc saw blade coupled via a pivot pin of the blade drive assembly and selectively operable to be reoriented from a first orientation to a second orientation;
• an orientation actuator operatively coupled to the blade drive assembly to impart force to selectively reorient the arc saw blade;
• a power commutator electrically coupled to the arc saw blade to impart current flow through the arc saw blade;
• and
• a blade shroud housing at least a portion of the arc saw blade, the blade shroud comprising a dross outlet.