Cathode scraper system and method of using the same for removing uranium
AssigneeGE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC
InventorsMark A. Williamson, Stanley G. Wiedmeyer, James L. Willit, Laurel A. Barnes, Robert J. Blaskovitz
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Abstract
Embodiments include a cathode scraper system and/or method of using the same for removing uranium. The cathode scraper system includes a plurality of cathode assemblies. Each cathode assembly includes a plurality of cathode rods. The cathode scraper system also includes a cathode scraper assembly configured to remove purified uranium deposited on the plurality of cathode rods. The cathode scraper assembly includes a plurality of scrapers arranged in a lattice, and each scraper of the plurality of scrapers is arranged to correspond to a different cathode rod.
Claims11
A cathode scraper system, comprising:
- a plurality of cathode assemblies, each cathode assembly of the plurality of cathode assemblies including a plurality of cathode rods;
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- a cathode scraper assembly configured to remove purified uranium deposited on the plurality of cathode rods, the cathode scraper assembly including rows of a plurality of scrapers and connecting portions alternately arranged with the plurality of scrapers, each scraper of the plurality of scrapers being in a form of a sleeve configured to receive a different cathode rod of the plurality of cathode rods, the connecting portions being thinner than the plurality of scrapers so as to provide recessed regions between the plurality of scrapers, the plurality of scrapers of a same row having at least one of angled top surfaces and angled bottom surfaces defined by a common plane.
A method for removing purified uranium deposited from a plurality of cathode assemblies, each cathode assembly of the plurality of cathode assemblies including a plurality of cathode rods, the method comprising:
- removing, by a cathode scraper assembly, the purified uranium that has been deposited on the plurality of cathode rods, the cathode scraper assembly including rows of a plurality of scrapers and connecting portions alternately arranged with the plurality of scrapers, each scraper of the plurality of scrapers being in a form of a sleeve configured to receive a different cathode rod of the plurality of cathode rods, the connecting portions being thinner than the plurality of scrapers so as to provide recessed regions between the plurality of scrapers, the plurality of scrapers of a same having at least one of angled top surfaces and angled bottom surfaces defined by a common plane.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.