Using FARIS [Fuel Assembly Repair and Inspection Station] for assembly clean-up and debris removal

Because fuel inspection and repair tasks are commonly done on the critical path during plant refuelling outages, they must be completed quickly and efficiently with minimal costs. To fulfil these demands, the Babcock and Wilcox Fuel Company has designed a Fuel Assembly Repair and Inspection Station (FARIS) for fuel assembly clean-up and debris removal in Pressurized Water Reactors. The system is portable and can also be used for carrying out visual inspections on fuel assemblies, spacer grid repair, fuel rod oxide thickness measurements and for fuel rod water channel inspections. (author)