EP0027388B1 - Procédé et appareil de décontamination - Google Patents

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EP0027388B1
EP0027388B1 EP80303645A EP80303645A EP0027388B1 EP 0027388 B1 EP0027388 B1 EP 0027388B1 EP 80303645 A EP80303645 A EP 80303645A EP 80303645 A EP80303645 A EP 80303645A EP 0027388 B1 EP0027388 B1 EP 0027388B1
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Thomas Howard Dent
Robert Thomas Marchese
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F22—STEAM GENERATION
    • F22B—METHODS OF STEAM GENERATION; STEAM BOILERS
    • F22B37/00—Component parts or details of steam boilers
    • F22B37/002—Component parts or details of steam boilers specially adapted for nuclear steam generators, e.g. maintenance, repairing or inspecting equipment not otherwise provided for
    • F22B37/003—Maintenance, repairing or inspecting equipment positioned in or via the headers
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28G—CLEANING OF INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL SURFACES OF HEAT-EXCHANGE OR HEAT-TRANSFER CONDUITS, e.g. WATER TUBES OR BOILERS
    • F28G3/00—Rotary appliances
    • F28G3/08—Rotary appliances having coiled wire tools, i.e. basket type
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28G—CLEANING OF INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL SURFACES OF HEAT-EXCHANGE OR HEAT-TRANSFER CONDUITS, e.g. WATER TUBES OR BOILERS
    • F28G3/00—Rotary appliances
    • F28G3/16—Rotary appliances using jets of fluid for removing debris
    • F28G3/163—Rotary appliances using jets of fluid for removing debris from internal surfaces of heat exchange conduits
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21F—PROTECTION AGAINST X-RADIATION, GAMMA RADIATION, CORPUSCULAR RADIATION OR PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT; TREATING RADIOACTIVELY CONTAMINATED MATERIAL; DECONTAMINATION ARRANGEMENTS THEREFOR
    • G21F9/00—Treating radioactively contaminated material; Decontamination arrangements therefor
    • G21F9/001—Decontamination of contaminated objects, apparatus, clothes, food; Preventing contamination thereof
    • G21F9/005—Decontamination of the surface of objects by ablation

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  • This invention relates to decontamination apparatus and more particularly to a method and apparatus for decontaminating heat exchange tubes in a nuclear steam generator.
  • a typical nuclear steam generator comprises a vertically oriented shell, a plurality of U-shaped tubes disposed in the shell so as to form a tube bundle, a tubesheet for supporting the tubes at the ends opposite the U-like curvature, and a dividing plate that co-operates with the tubesheet forming a primary fluid inlet plenum at one end of the tube bundle and a primary fluid outlet plenum at the other end of the tube bundle.
  • the primary fluid having been heated by circulation through the nuclear reactor core enters the steam generator through the primary fluid inlet plenum.
  • the primary fluid flows upwardly through first openings in the U-tubes near the tubesheet which supports the tubes, through the U-tube curvature, downwardly through second openings in the U-tubes near the tubesheet, and into the primary fluid outlet plenum.
  • a secondary fluid known as feedwater, is circulated around the U-tubes in heat transfer relationship therewith, thereby transferring heat from the primary fluid in the tubes to the secondary fluid surrounding the tubes causing a portion of the secondary fluid to be converted to steam.
  • the primary fluid contains radioactive particles and is isolated from the secondary fluid by the U-tube walls and the tubesheet, it is important that the U-tubes and tubesheet be maintained defect-free so that no breaks will occur in the U-tubes or in the welds between the U-tubes and the tubesheet, thus preventing contamination of the secondary fluid by the primary fluid.
  • the present invention resides in a method of decontaminating tubes in a nuclear steam generator wherein a rotatable hone is inserted into said tubes from inlet and outlet plenum areas of said steam generator and rotated while it is moved through said tubes to remove radioactive deposits therefrom and wherein water is supplied to the work area of the hone to wash away the radioactive deposits, characterized in that each tube is closed at the discharge end of said radioactive deposits and the wash water and radioactive deposits are conducted out of the steam generator directly from the tubes without permitting them to contact the inlet and outlet plenum walls.
  • the invention further resides in an apparatus for decontaminating the tubes of a steam generator, comprising a brush mounted on a flexible tube structure for inserting said brush into steam generator tubes while said brush is rotated to clean the tubes, said tube structure having nozzles for directing water supplied through said tube structure to the work area of said brush to wash away deposits removed by said brush from the surfaces of said tubes, and means for removing the wash water and deposits from said steam generator, characterized in that said tube structure extends through a flexible conduit (58) having a free end adapted to be disposed in sealing engagement with a tube (38) for directly receiving wash water and radioactive deposits flowing therefrom, said conduit (58) extending out of the steam generator to a cleaning mechanism (60) in which the wash water and deposits are removed from said conduit (58), said tube structure extending through a seal structure (112, 114) in said cleaning mechanism (60) and being connected to drive means for rotating and axially moving said tube structure (58).
  • a tubesheet supports a bundle of heat transfer tubes.
  • the invention described herein provides a rotatable hone that is capable of remotely decontaminating the heat transfer tubes in a nuclear steam generator.
  • a nuclear steam generator referred to generally as 20 comprises an outer shell 22 with a primary fluid inlet nozzle 24 and a primary fluid outlet nozzle 26 attached thereto near its lower end.
  • a generally cylindrical tubesheet 28 having tube holes 30 therein is also attached to outer shell 22 near its lower end.
  • a dividing plate 32 attached to both tubesheet 28 and outer shell 22 defines a primary fluid inlet plenum 34 and a primary fluid outlet plenum 36 in the lower end of the steam generator as is well understood in the art.
  • Tubes 38 which are heat transfer tubes shaped in a U-like curvature are disposed within outer shell 22 and attached to tubesheet 28 by means of tube holes 30. Tubes 38, which may number about 3,500 form a tube bundle 40.
  • a secondary inlet nozzle 42 is disposed on outer shell 22 for providing secondary fluid such as water while steam outlet nozzle 44 is attached to the top of outer shell 22.
  • the primary fluid which may be water having been heated by circulation through the nuclear reactor core enters steam generator 20 through primary fluid inlet nozzle 24 and flows into primary fluid inlet plenum 34. From primary fluid inlet plenum 34, the primary fluid flows upwardly through tubes 38, through tubesheet 28, up through the U-shaped curvature of tubes 38, down through tubes 38 and into the primary fluid outlet plenum 36, where the primary fluid exits the steam generator through primary fluid outlet nozzle 26. While flowing through tubes 38, heat is transferred from the primary fluid to the secondary fluid which surrounds the tubes 38, causing the secondary fluid to vaporize.
  • manways 46 are provided in outer shell 22 to provide access to both primary fluid inlet plenum 34 and primary fluid outlet plenum 36 so that access may be had to the entire tubesheet 28.
  • the decontamination apparatus is referred to generally as 50 and comprises a rotatable hone 52 capable of being disposed within tubes 38.
  • Rotatable hone 52 has an attachment mechanism 54 disposed around it for guiding the rotatable hone in relationship to tubesheet 28.
  • Attachment mechanism 54 has a plurality of camlocks 56 attached thereto for being disposed in tubes 38 so as to support attachment mechanism 54 from tubesheet 28.
  • Camlocks 56 may be chosen from those well known in the art.
  • rotatable hone 52 may be supported and by guided remote handling devices (not shown).
  • Decontamination apparatus 50 also comprises a first flexible conduit 58 attached to attachment mechanism 54 and capable of being extended through manway 46 to cleaning mechanism 60.
  • Decontamination apparatus 50 also comprises advancement mechanism 62 for advancing and withdrawing rotatable hone 52.
  • Advancement mechanism 62 may comprise a tandem set of motorized rubber belts in contact with rotatable hone 52 for moving rotatable hone 52 in a desired direction.
  • decontamination apparatus 50 comprises drive mechanism 64 and cable holding apparatus 66.
  • Drive mechanism 64 serves as the mechanism to rotate rotatable hone 52 while cable holding apparatus 66 provides a mechanism for winding and unwinding the cable of decontamination apparatus 50.
  • rotatable hone 52 comprises helical wound tubing 68 capable of conducting a fluid therethrough.
  • a nozzle 70 is attached to one end of helical wound tubing 68 while a screw fitting 72 is connected to the other end thereof.
  • a spirally wound brush 74 is disposed on helical wound tubing 68 between screw fittings 72 and nozzle 70 for contacting the inside of tubes 38 and removing contaminants therefrom when rotatable hone 52 is rotated.
  • Brush 74 may be chosen from those well known in the art of honing. Brush 74 is chosen such that it is capable of removing a thin layer of contaminated metal from the insides of tubes 38 to thereby reduce the contamination of the tubes 38.
  • Nozzle 70 has a plurality of channels 76 disposed therein for conducting the fluid from nozzle plenum 78 and directing the fluid toward the inside of tubes 38 to thus lubricate brush 74 and to flush the contaminated particles that have been removed by brush 74.
  • Channel 76 may have a diameter of approximately 0.8 mm and may be arranged at approximately between 20° to 40° angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of nozzle 70 and preferably at approximately 30°.
  • rotatable hone 52 also comprises an outer member 80 that is attached to second flexible conduit 82 in a fluid-tight manner and is capable of being disposed in first flexible conduit 58.
  • a bushing 84 is disposed in outer member 80 and has inner member 86 rotatably disposed therein.
  • Inner member 86 has a bore 88 therethrough for conducting a fluid.
  • Screw fitting 72 is capable of being attached to inner member 86 by means of threads 90 in inner member 86.
  • Inner member 86 also has a plurality of passages 92 in its lower end for allowing the fluid to enter inner member 86 and to flow through bore 88 into helical wound tubing 68.
  • inner member 86 is firmly attached to cable 94 which is attached to drive mechanism 64 located outside the steam generator for rotating inner member 86 and helical wound tubing 68 thus rotating brush 74 of rotatable hone 52.
  • Cable 94 is disposed in second flexible conduit 82 so as to allow a fluid such as water to be conducted through second flexible conduit 82 and into the annulus between inner member 86 and outer member 80 so as to force the fluid through passages 92 and through bore 88.
  • the fluid is conducted through bore 88, through helical wound tubing 68, and into nozzle plenum 78. From nozzle plenum 78, the fluid is forced through channels 76 of nozzle 70 and into contact with brush 74 and the inner surface of tubes 38. The fluid entrains the contaminants that are removed by brush 74 and carries the contaminants to the bottom of tube 38 where they are carried away through first flexible conduit 58 to cleaning mechanism 60.
  • cleaning mechanism 60 comprises a housing 96 with flexible conduit 58 attached thereto at one end.
  • Second flexible conduit 82 and cable 94 are arranged to slide through first flexible conduit 58, through a central passage in housing 96, and into attachment with drive mechanism 64.
  • a first fluid return chamber 98 is defined in housing 96 and in fluid communication with first flexible conduit 58 so that the fluid that is being returned by first flexible conduit 58 flows into first fluid return chamber 98 and into drain piping 100. From drain piping 100, the fluid is conducted to either a waste disposal treatment facility or to a recirculation facility chosen from those well known in the art.
  • a spray chamber 102 is also defined within housing 96 for spraying a second fluid which may also be water onto second flexible conduit 82 for removing contamination from second flexible conduit 82.
  • Spray chamber 102 comprises an outer sleeve 104 which may be a substantially cylindrical member and an inner sleeve 106 disposed within outer sleeve 104.
  • Inner sleeve 106 has holes disposed therein for conducting the second fluid therethrough.
  • An inlet port 108 is attached to the outside of outer sleeve 104 for conducting the second fluid into the annulus defined between outer sleeve 104 and inner sleeve 106.
  • a spray water return chamber 110 is also disposed within housing 96 and connected to drain piping 100. Spray water return chamber 110 serves to collect the spray of the second fluid and conduct the second fluid into drain piping 100 thereby removing contaminants from second flexible conduit 82.
  • a wiper section 112 is attached to the end of housing 96 such that second flexible conduit 82 passes therethrough.
  • Wiper section 112 comprises a plurality of buffing cloths 114 which are disposed within wiper section 112 and in contact with second flexible conduit 82 for removing fluid and contaminants from second flexible conduit 82.
  • the excess fluid that is collected by buffing cloths 114 is allowed to drip into drip pan 116 and from there allowed to flow into drain piping 100. Therefore, it can be seen that cleaning mechanism 60 serves to conduct the first fluid from first flexible conduit 58 to drain piping 100 and serves to clean second flexible conduit 82.
  • drive mechanism 64 comprises a chuck 118 having an opening 120 therein.
  • Cable 94 is rotatably disposed within chuck 118 and attached to motor 122 by means of a rotatable connector 124.
  • Motor 122 may be a 0.5 horsepower (0.368 kw) motor chosen from those well known in the art and is provided for rotating cable 94 and rotatable hone 52.
  • the second flexible conduit 82 is also attached to chuck 118. Opening 120 is provided for conducting a fluid into chuck 118 and into second flexible conduit 82 while cable 94 is being rotated by motor 122.
  • chuck 118 provides a mechanism whereby cable 94 can be rotated without second flexible conduit 82 being rotated thereby allowing a fluid to be conducted through second flexible conduit 82 and around cable 94.
  • Motor 122 serves to rotate cable 94 which in turn rotates rotatable hone 52 thus removing the contamination from the inside of tubes 38.
  • Drive mechanism 64 is supported on cable holding apparatus 66.
  • Cable holding apparatus 66 may be a rotatable platform or a take-up wheel capable of rotataing so as to accommodate the excess cable 94 and excess second flexible conduit 82 under the influence of advancement mechanism 62.
  • drive mechanism 64, the excess of cable 94, and the excess of second flexible conduit 82 are stored on cable holding apparatus 66 such that when advancement mechanism 62 advances cable 94 and second flexible conduit 82, cable holding apparatus 66 rotates to allow such advancement. On the other hand, when advancement mechanism 62 retracts second flexible conduit 82 and cable 94, cable holding apparatus 66 rotates in the opposite direction, thus storing the excess cable and conduit.
  • steam generator 20 When it becomes necessary to inspect or repair steam generator 20, steam generator 20 is deactivated and drained of its primary fluid. Next, personnel enter steam generator 20 through manways 46 to position decontamination apparatus 50 in relationship thereto so as to decontaminate the steam generator. Attachment mechanism 54 is arranged near tubesheet 28 so that camlocks 56 are inserted into tubes 38. Camlocks 56 are then activated thereby supporting attachment mechanism 54 from tubesheet 28. In this manner first flexible conduit 58 is attached to a particular tube 38 in a fluid-tight manner.
  • first flexible conduit 58 has been connected to the selected tube 38
  • rotatable hone 52 is then inserted into first flexible conduit 58 and advanced therethrough by means of advancement mechanism 62.
  • drive mechanism 64 is activated which results in motor 122 rotating cable 94 and rotatable hone 52 at the desired angular speed.
  • a first fluid which may be water is conducted under a pressure of 125 kg/cm 2 to 140 kg/cm 2 (125 to 140 bar) through opening 120 and into chuck 118. From chuck 118, the first fluid is conducted through second flexible conduit 82 and into inner member 86.
  • the first fluid is then conducted through helical wound tubing 68 and out through channels 76 of nozzle 70.
  • the first fluid contacts brush 74 and the inside of tubes 38 as brush 74 rotates in contact with the inside of tube 38.
  • the action of brush 74 removes a thin layer of contaminated metal from the inside of tube 38 which thereby lowers the radiation level of tube 38.
  • the first fluid entrains the contaminated metal that has been removed and carries it to the bottom of tube 38 where the first fluid enters first flexible conduit 58.
  • First flexible conduit 58 carries the first fluid with contaminants entrained therein to cleaning mechanism 60 and into drain piping 100.
  • Advancement mechanism 62 moves rotatable hone 52 through tube 38 at a linear rate slow enough to ensure proper decontamination but at a fast enough rate to prevent degradation of tube 38.
  • the rate at which rotatable hone 52 is moved through tube 38 is chosen so as to achieve a sufficient decontamination factor (DF) where:
  • rotatable hone 52 it has been found that it is important for rotatable hone 52 to rotate at between approximately 2.4-4.8 revolutions per cm of tube 38. At approximately 2.4-4.8 revolutions per cm of tube, a decontamination factor of between approximately 20-25 may be achieved. Thus, a decontamination factor of between 20-25 can be attained for various combinations of rotational speed and linear speed of rotatable hone 52. The following table illustrates some of the combinations that will yield approximately 2.4-4.8 revolutions per cm and thus yield decontaminations factors of between 20-25.
  • decontaminations factors of approximately 20-25 can be achieved for rotational speeds of between 800-3500 rpm and for linear speeds of between 5 ft/min to 50 ft/min (1,524 m/min to 15,24 m/min).
  • the actual choice of rotational speeds and linear speeds may depend upon the time available to complete the operation.
  • advancement mechanism 62 is reversed which causes rotatable hone 52 to be withdrawn from tube 38.
  • a second fluid which may also be water is introduced into spray chamber 102 through inlet port 108.
  • the second fluid is sprayed against second flexible conduit 82 thereby washing contaminants therefrom and into spray water return chamber 110.
  • spray water return chamber 110 the second fluid is conducted through drain piping 100.
  • second flexible conduit As second flexible conduit is withdrawn, it also contacts buffing cloths 114 which wipe residual fluids and contaminants therefrom.

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1. Procédé pour décontaminer les tubes (38) d'un générateur (20) de vapeur nucléaire, dans lequel on introduit un outil rotatif à roder (52) dans les tubes depuis les chambres d'entrée (34) et de sortie (36) du générateur de vapeur, cet outil étant entraîné dans un mouvement de rotation pendant qu'il se déplace dans les tubes afin d'en enlever les dépôts radioactifs, et dans lequels de l'eau est injectée dans la zone de travail de l'outil à roder afin d'entraîner ces dépôts radioactifs, ce procédé étant caractérisé en ce que chaque tube est fermé à l'extrémité d'évacuation des dépôts réactifs, et en ce que l'eau de lavage et les dépôts radioactifs sont conduits hors du générateur de vapeur directement depuis les tubes sans qu'ils puissent entrer en contact avec les parois des chambres d'entrée et de sortie.
2. Procédé suivant la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que l'outil à roder (52) est entraîné dans un mouvement de rotation à une vitesse. comprise entre 800 et 3 500 tr/min, et déplacé axialement dans un tube à une vitesse linéaire de 1,5 à 15 m/min tandis que l'eau de lavage est pulvérisée depuis l'outil à roder sur les surfaces du tube.
3. Appareil pour mettre en oeuvre le procédé suivant l'une des revendications 1 ou 2, cet appareil comprenant une brosse (74) montée sur une structure tubulaire flexible (68) permettant d'introduire la brosse dans les tubes (38) du générateur de vapeur pendant qu'elle tourne pour nettoyer les tubes, cette structure tubulaire comportant une buse (70) pour diriger l'eau amenée par la structure tubulaire sur la zone de travail de la brosse afin d'entraîner les dépôts détachés des surfaces des tubes par la brosse, et un moyen pour évacuer hors du générateur de vapeur l'eau de lavage et les dépôts, cet appareil étant caractérisé en ce que la structure tubulaire passe dans un conduit flexible (58) dont l'extrémité libre est prévue pour former un contact étanche avec un tube (38) afin de recevoir directement l'eau de lavage et les dépôts radioactifs venant de ce tube, ce conduit (58) se prolongeant en dehors du générateur de vapeur jusqu'à un mécanisme (60) de nettoyage dans lequel l'eau de lavage et les dépôts sont évacués du conduit (58), la structure tubulaire passant dans un dispositif étanche (112, 114) du mécanisme (60) de nettoyage et étant reliée au moyen d'entraînement qui imprime à cette structure tubulaire (68) un mouvement de rotation et un déplacement axial.
4. Appareil suivant la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que des moyens sont associés à la structure tubulaire flexible (68) pour l'alimenter en eau sous pression, ces moyens pouvant se déplacer axialement avec cette structure tubulaire.
5. Appareil suivant l'une des revendications 4 ou 5, caractérisé en ce que le mécanisme (60) de nettoyage comprend des chambres de retour (98, 110) axialement espacées et qui communiquent toutes les deux avec une tuyauterie (100) de vidange; et une chambre (102) de pulvérisation disposée entre les chambres de retour (98, 110) pour éliminer les contaminants radioactifs par lavage de la structure tubulaire (68).
6. Appareil suivant la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce qu'un dispositif 112 d'essuyage est incorporé au mécanisme (60) de nettoyage, ce dispositif d'essuyage comprenant des peaux de chamois (114) en contact avec la structure tubulaire pour en enlever le reste de particules contaminées et de fluide.
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