Patent ID: 9530527
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: G01N,G21C,Y02E

Claim Text:
1. A method to perform an analysis of two types of CRUD on a nuclear fuel rod, comprising: providing a nuclear fuel rod with a first and second layer of CRUD on an exterior of the fuel rod, the second layer being below the first layer; brushing the first layer of CRUD from the fuel rod with a CRUD tool on a selected area; wherein the tool has a brushing device, a force applied to the brushing device on the fuel rod to remove the first layer of CRUD, the force being sufficient enough to perform such removal; collecting the first layer of CRUD from the brushing device; scraping the second layer of CRUD from the fuel rod in the selected area with the tool, wherein the tool has a scraping device and a second force is applied to the tool for scraping; collecting the second layer of CRUD from the scraping device; and analyzing the first layer and second layer of CRUD separately with a scanning electron microscope.