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Offline UncaBuffalo

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Swimming Pool Vacuum for Cavity Decon?
« on: May 17, 2011, 06:24 »
Was wondering if anyone has tried to hook up one of those self-propelled swimming pool vacuum heads or 'wall climbers' to their Tri-Nuke for a quick vacuum before draindown?

Seems like it would work good in the lower cavity of a PWR...or the equipment pit of a BWR...

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« Last Edit: May 17, 2011, 06:26 by UncaBuffalo »
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Re: Swimming Pool Vacuum for Cavity Decon?
« Reply #1 on: May 17, 2011, 10:59 »
There was a device called "the shark" used in the past. It was a wall/floor crawling decon device for when the cavity was flooded.

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Re: Swimming Pool Vacuum for Cavity Decon?
« Reply #2 on: May 17, 2011, 12:13 »
I was in charge of a crew that used the Shark. It requires major use of the polar crane. Scotchbrite pads were stacked horizontally and a air operated motor rotated the pads in one motion to scour the walls. It covered a ~ two foot path with the Crane raising and lowering the Shark. There was also a "WEPA" device from a Swedish company (I think) that had rotating disks of Scotchbrite pads and it also required the polar crane. I remember a Tri-nuke filtration system that is entirely different but used a sh#t load of filters and acted like a pool skimmer.

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Re: Swimming Pool Vacuum for Cavity Decon?
« Reply #3 on: Oct 14, 2011, 12:39 »
I work at a TRIGA reactor and our bulk shield tank has gotten nasty with algae and possibly mildew.... Is there a good website for said "shark" system?

 


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