Westinghouse Electric Company LLC

Cory Hildebrand

Michael D Heibel

A method of removing an irradiated capsule from inside of a burnable absorber rodlet. The capsule can contain produced Co-60. The method includes inducing an electromagnetic flux into the capsule to magnetically lock the capsule with a capsule removal module. While locked, the capsule can be relatively moved along a longitudinal axis of the rodlet to remove the capsule from the rodlet.

Method of magnetically removing an irradiated capsule from a burnable absorber rodlet

An apparatus for removing irradiated capsules containing produced Co-60 from a plurality of burnable absorber rodlets. The apparatus comprises a solenoid that induces an electromagnetic flux into a Co-60 capsule and magnetically locks the Co-60 capsule in parallel with the apparatus. The apparatus is slideable along a longitudinal axis of the burnable absorber rodlet and causes the Co-60 capsule to overcome holding forces exerted on it.

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