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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2017
Westinghouse Electric Company Llc, Cranberry Township, PA (US);
Michael D. Heibel, Harrison City, PA (US);
Luke D. Czerniak, Mount Pleasant, PA (US);
Melissa M. Heagy, Butler, PA (US);
Jorge V. Carvajal, Irwin, PA (US);
Matthew D. McArdle, Murrysville, PA (US);
Jeffrey J. Taylor, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
James L. Yankel, Trafford, PA (US);
Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, Cranberry Township, PA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for modifying an existing nuclear reactor moveable in-core detector system to insert and withdraw target specimens from a reactor core during reactor operation without practically impeding the moveable in-core detector system's ability to obtain flux maps of the core throughout the reactor's operation. The apparatus provides a separate drive unit and delivery cable that is independent of the detector drive system, but uses most of the same core delivery conduits to access the core. A specimen holder is remotely detachable from the delivery cable when appropriately positioned and can be remotely reattached for withdrawal after a scheduled period of radiation.