Published 1987 | Version v1
Miscellaneous

Tooling to obtain samples of pressure tube material in reactor for deuterium analysis

  • 1. Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd., Chalk River, ON (Canada). Chalk River Nuclear Labs.

Description

Special tooling was developed at Chalk River Laboratories to cut a sample from a CANDU pressure tube without removing the tube from the reactor. Only a small amount of material is removed for deuterium analysis (about 50 mg), and the contour of the cut is carefully controlled so that tube integrity is preserved. This paper describes the tool and its development, and discusses the results of laboratory and in-reactor tests

Part of:
Proceedings of the Canadian Nuclear Society CANDU maintenance conference

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Publishing Information

ISBN
0-919784-15-1
Imprint Title
Proceedings of the Canadian Nuclear Society CANDU maintenance conference
Imprint Pagination
342 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 4B.7-4B.10.
Report number
INIS-mf--13763

Conference

Title
CANDU maintenance conference.
Dates
22-24 Nov 1987.
Place
Toronto, ON (Canada).

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