Apparatus for visually inspecting and removing foreign object in gaps of bundle of heating tubes of upper portion of tube sheet of secondary side of steam generator

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PATENT NO 8485139
APP PUB NO 20110000643A1
SERIAL NO

12575660

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Provided is an apparatus for inspecting a structure including a heating tube, a tube sheet supporting the heating tube, and a flow distribution baffle, which are installed in a steam generator of a nuclear power plant, and more particularly, an apparatus for visually inspecting and removing a foreign object in gaps of a bundle of heating tubes of an upper portion of a tube sheet of a secondary side of a steam generator, in which a detector is inserted into gaps of a bundle of heating tubes of an upper portion of a secondary side of a steam generator so as to inspect sludge or foreign objects, and a foreign object remover removes foreign objects when foreign objects are discovered in the gaps of the heating tubes.

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KOREA PLANT SERVICE & ENGINEERING CO LTDNAJU-SI 58326

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Choi, Sanghoon Yongin-si, KR 11 98
Kim, Dongil Yongin-si, KR 8 53
Kim, Gyungsub Suwon-si, KR 2 71
Kim, Nakjeom Yongin-si, KR 1 8
Park, Minsu Yongin-si, KR 16 99
Woo, Jangmyong Yongin-si, KR 2 71

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