Patent ID: 7308069
Filing Date: 2007-12-11
Classification: G01N,G21C,Y02E

Abstract:
1. Method for controlling an exterior aspect of fuel rods ( 2 ) for nuclear reactors, each of the fuel rods ( 2 ) having an end cap with a truncated surface, comprising the following steps: providing optical means ( inclining said secondary cameras with respect to said primary cameras in order to be able to scan the truncated surface ( providing an electronic and computer assembly ( linking the plurality of primary cameras ( acquiring an image of the fuel rods ( delivering the image of the fuel rods ( processing the image using the electronic and computer assembly ( automatically detecting geometric defects present on each rod ( providing a roughness tester ( automatically controlling the roughness tester ( automatically measuring a depth of each geometric defect detected during the detecting geometric defects steps, with the aid of the roughness tester (