Published 2007 | Version v1
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Tooling strategy for Point Lepreau retubing

Creators

  • 1. Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, Mississauga, Ontario (Canada)

Description

The Point Lepreau Generating Station was the first CANDU 6 unit to be licensed for operation, beginning commercial operation in 1983. It will now become the first CANDU 6 to undergo full refurbishment. As part of the overall project, all 380 fuel channels and associated feeders will be removed and replaced. In order to undertake this project, it was necessary to design and develop over fifty 'first-of-a-kind tools' for fuel channel and calandria tube replacement. This paper outlines the complexity of the retube tooling project, the strategy for the engineered tooling systems development, and current status. (author)

Part of:
Embracing the future: Canada's nuclear renewal and growth. 28th annual conference of the Canadian Nuclear Society and 31st CNS/CNA student conference

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
Canadian Nuclear Society
Imprint Place
Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
ISBN
0-919784-88-7
Imprint Title
Embracing the future: Canada's nuclear renewal and growth. 28th annual conference of the Canadian Nuclear Society and 31st CNS/CNA student conference
Imprint Pagination
303 Megabytes
Journal Page Range
[11 p.]

Conference

Title
Canada's nuclear renewal and growth
Acronym
28. Annual conference of the Canadian Nuclear Society and 31. CNS/CNA student conference on embracing the future
Dates
3-6 Jun 2007
Place
Saint John, New Brunswick (Canada)

INIS

Country of Publication
Canada
Country of Input or Organization
Canada
INIS RN
38107422
Subject category
S22: GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
CALANDRIAS; CANDU TYPE REACTORS; FUEL CHANNELS; PIPES; POINT LEPREAU-1 REACTOR; REACTOR MAINTENANCE; REPAIR
Descriptors DEC
CANDU TYPE REACTORS; CONTAINERS; HEAVY WATER COOLED REACTORS; HEAVY WATER MODERATED REACTORS; MAINTENANCE; NATURAL URANIUM REACTORS; PHWR TYPE REACTORS; POWER REACTORS; PRESSURE TUBE REACTORS; REACTOR CHANNELS; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTORS; THERMAL REACTORS; TUBES

Optional Information

Notes
Paper T4002; 7 figs.