Process and device for inspecting control rod clusters for nuclear fuel assemblies

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PATENT NO 4741878
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06890423

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A device for inspecting the rods of a cluster which is insertable into the core of a nuclear reactor has a body with a guide for indexing the cluster in m different angular positions. The body includes a support plate which is traversed by the rods during movement in the body and carries n/m eddy current coils (n being the total number of rods in the group). The device is associated with a data processor and with ultrasonic and optical examination systems. Optical examination is carried out on one rod at a time while it is moved longitudinally through the body.

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FRAMATOME ANPTOUR AREVA 1 PLACE DE LA COUPOLE 92400 COURBEVOIE

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Couture, Roger Tassin la Demi-Lune, FR 1 19
Gebelin, Bernard Villeurbanne, FR 6 55

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