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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2012
Applicant:
Ramon O. Villagomez, San Antonio, TX (US);
Inventor:
Ramon O. Villagomez, San Antonio, TX (US);
Assignee:
IHI Southwest Technologies, Inc., San Antonio, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 17/007 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 17/007 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for inspecting the upper portion of a core shroud of a nuclear power plant is provided. The upper shroud scanner mounts on an arcuic section of a steam dam of the core shroud and moves back and forth there along. A vertical arm with transducers thereon extend down from a Y-car portion of the upper shroud scanner. Transducers adjacent the core shroud emit and receive an ultrasonic sound to inspect for flaws and defects in the core shroud.