PWR Vessel Examination - AREVA Nuclear Materials - AREVA...
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Field-proven manipulator designed for minimum vessel occupation time • Longest history and experience for multiple reactor vessel configurations • Most complete range of PDI and global qualifications, including nozzle inner radius • Record examination time for several reactor designs Advanced underwater robot in compliance with global codes • Robust six-axis robotic arm designed for accurate positioning and heavy payloads • Remote head change for various UT transducer configurations: primary & auxiliary nozzles, shell welds and skirt-occluded welds • On-board calibration confirmation • Anchor to vessel independent of radial supports: no move required for maximum weld coverage • Flip joint to allow robot operation above or below base • Conventional and Phased-Array UT capability • UT analysis compensation for wavy surfaces Features and Benefits • Portable and compact design • Minimal on-site handling with polar crane and auxiliary bridge • Adaptable to a large range of vessel designs • Dual manipulations to reduce critical path time and foster predictable outage schedules • Limited lay down space requirements and minimum utility support • Possible to transport into reactor building via personnel hatch PWR Vessel Examination TWS Manipulator for Nozzle and Vessel UT Examination AREVA NDE-Solutions Nozzle and Vessel Examination are required for Pre-Service (PSI) and periodic In-Service Inspection (ISI). AREVA Trans-World System (TWS) manipulator is an advanced underwater robot for UT examination in compliance with a wide range of global code demands.
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Field-proven manipulator designed for minimum vessel occupation time • Longesthistoryandexperienceformultiplereactorvesselconfigurations
• MostcompleterangeofPDIandglobal qualifications,includingnozzleinnerradius
• Recordexaminationtimeforseveralreactordesigns
Advanced underwater robot in compliance with global codes• Robustsix-axisroboticarmdesignedforaccurate positioningandheavypayloads
• RemoteheadchangeforvariousUTtransducer configurations:primary&auxiliarynozzles,shell weldsandskirt-occludedwelds
• On-boardcalibrationconfirmation
• Anchortovesselindependentofradial supports:nomoverequiredformaximum weldcoverage
• Flipjointtoallowrobotoperationaboveor belowbase
• ConventionalandPhased-ArrayUTcapability
• UTanalysiscompensationforwavysurfaces
Features and Benefits• Portableandcompactdesign
• Minimalon-sitehandlingwithpolarcraneand auxiliarybridge
• Adaptabletoalargerangeofvesseldesigns
• Dualmanipulationstoreducecriticalpathtime andfosterpredictableoutageschedules
• Limitedlaydownspacerequirementsand minimumutilitysupport
• Possibletotransportintoreactorbuildingvia personnelhatch
PWR Vessel ExaminationTWS Manipulator for Nozzle and Vessel UT Examination
AREVA NDE-Solutions
NozzleandVesselExaminationarerequiredforPre-Service(PSI)andperiodicIn-ServiceInspection(ISI).AREVATrans-WorldSystem(TWS)manipulatorisanadvancedunderwaterrobotforUTexaminationincompliancewithawiderangeofglobalcodedemands.
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Proven technology to shorten PWR Vessel examination time
Advances in NDE and robot technology enable TWS to scan more rapidly and accurately
Kinematics optimized to reach deep into the nozzles
Flip joint to allow vessel weld examination with arm either above or below the base
Full access to radial supports and orange-peel welds without re-positioning base
