Leak detection system
CA 1065357 A · Owner: Westinghouse Electric Corporation · Inventors: John, Clarence D. (Jr.)
Overview
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A leak detection system integral with a wall of a building used to fabricate nuclear fuel elements for detecting radiation leakage from the nuclear fuel elements as the fuel elements exit the building. The leak detecting system comprises a shielded compartment constructed to withstand environmental hazards extending into a similarly constructed building and having sealed doors on both ends along with leak detecting apparatus connected to the compartment. The leak detecting system provides a system for removing a nuclear fuel element from its fabrication building while testing for radiation leaks in the fuel element.
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- Granted October 30, 1979. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended October 30, 1996.
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