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Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2022

Filed:

Oct. 15, 2020
Applicant:

Ge-hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas Llc, Wilmington, NC (US);

Inventors:

Vincent Carl Vigliano, Wilmington, NC (US);

William A. Morrison, Wilmington, NC (US);

Edmund S. Mercier, Wilmington, NC (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 17/013 (2006.01); G21C 19/20 (2006.01); G21C 17/01 (2006.01); G21C 17/007 (2006.01); G01N 29/265 (2006.01); B25J 11/00 (2006.01); F22B 37/48 (2006.01); F22B 37/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 17/013 (2013.01); G21C 17/007 (2013.01); G21C 17/01 (2013.01); G21C 19/207 (2013.01); B25J 11/00 (2013.01); F22B 37/002 (2013.01); F22B 37/483 (2013.01); G01N 29/265 (2013.01); Y10S 165/003 (2013.01);
Abstract

The method includes installing a system for inspecting the core shroud on the core shroud, driving the system horizontally around the core shroud, and using a sensor of the system to inspect the core shroud, where the system includes a trolley, an arm, a tether, and a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) for inspecting the core shroud. The ROV includes a body configured to be operatively connected to the tether, and the sensor is configured to be operatively connected to the body, and configured to provide inspection information of the core shroud. The arm is configured to be operatively connected to the trolley. The ROV is configured to be operatively connected to the arm via the tether, and the tether is configured to provide vertical position information for the ROV relative to the outer surface of the core shroud.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Vigliano, Vincent. (2022). Method for inspecting core shroud using remote operated vehicle (rov) (U.S. Patent No. 11257599). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11257599

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