Title of article :
AutomatedservicetoolformovinginstrumentationthimblesinPWRsduringrefuelingoutagesOriginalResearchArticle
Author/Authors :
Byung-HakCho، نويسنده , , Seung-HyunByun، نويسنده , , Jae-KyungLee، نويسنده , , Joon-YoungPark، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2008
Abstract :
DuringtherefuelingoutageperiodofPWRnuclearpowerplants,thein-coremovabledetectorthimbleslocatedinsidefuelassembliesarewithdrawnfromthesealtable,andinsertedagainastherefuelingisfinished.Thethimblehandlingprocesshasbeencommonlyperformedmanually.However,themanualhandlingprocesscangivemanydrawbacksincludingunsatisfactorylaborefficiencyduetothenarrowandhighradiationworkingenvironmentaroundthesealtable,andthepossibilityofgivingseriousdamagetothedelicatethimblescausedbyunevenforceexertedonthethimbles.Inordertominimizeradiationexposuretotheworkersandmaintainthethimblessafely,aneasy-to-useandrobustthimbleservicetoolhasbeendeveloped.TheperformanceofthetoolwasverifiedatthetestfacilityandKori#3unit(Westinghousedesign,1000MWe).
Journal title :
Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
Journal title :
Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah