Method and apparatus for removing pressure tubes from nuclear reactors
CA 2373985 C · Owner: Atomic Energy Of Canada Limited · Inventors: Scott, David A.; Bachan, Ramesh J.
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An apparatus and method for removing a pressure tube from a nuclear reactor end fitting. A series of grooves are milled in the inside surface of the pressure tube in the area of the roll fitting by means of an elongated milling tool inserted in the pressure tube. The milling tool has a rotary cutter bit that can be controlled for longitudinal and rotational position and depth of cut from the proximal end of the tool. Once the grooves are milled the milling tool is withdrawn and replaced with an elongated collapsing tool. The collapsing tool has a pair of jaws that engage the milled grooves and draw the wall of the pressure tube inward thereby releasing it from the end fitting. The use of …
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- Filed February 28, 2002 and granted May 17, 2011. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended February 28, 2022.
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