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BWR inspection manipulator
   
Document Number
US Patent 7092477
Issued Date
August 15, 2006
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A reactor service manipulator delivery system supported on a remotely operated trolley that travels on top of a track attached to the steam dam of a BWR shroud. The trolley has a mast and pulley system designed to manipulate a TV camera for inspection of various reactor components inboard and outboard of the shroud at the same time that fuel is being moved within the core during a refueling operation so that refueling can be performed in parallel with the inspection.
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Published
August 15, 2006
Application Number
10/676,453
Filed
October 1, 2003
US Classification
376/249   376/245 376/248
Int'l Classification
G21C   17/003   (20060101)  
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Parent Case
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application is a Continuation-in-Part of Provisional Applications U.S. Ser. No. 60/415,454, filed Oct. 1, 2002 and U.S. Ser. No. 60/440,187, filed Jan. 15, 2003.
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414/567   414/569   414/689   414/917   376/305   376/306   376/309   376/310   376/248   376/258   376/260   376/249   901/8   901/14   901/15   901/16  
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