Remote handling equipment aids Bruce

Specially designed tool carriers and work tables positioned in shielding cabinets against each reactor face are being used in the latest retubing of CANDU reactors. Typically, several hundred tools of varying complexity are needed during the retubing operation. Some of them are used manually, but because of the very high radiation levels of some of the components removed a number of the operations must be performed remotely. Retubing tool carriers and work tables for the retubing of the CANDUs at Bruce, which can be operated manually at the reactor face or remotely are described. (Author)