Patent ID: 7835481
Filing Date: 2010-11-16
Classification: G21C,Y02E

Abstract:
1. An instrument removal system for removing detector cables from a nuclear reactor, said instrument removal system comprising a removal cart and a disposal cask, said removal cart comprising: a base comprising a plurality of wheels coupled thereto; a motor mounted on said base; a drive shaft operatively coupled to said motor; a bearing block mounted on said base, said drive shaft extending from said motor through said bearing block; a disposal spool removably mounted on said drive shaft, said disposal spool comprising a notch sized to receive the detector cable; a housing mounted on said base, said housing enclosing said disposal spool and said bearing block; and an entrance port in said housing sized to permit the detector cable to enter said housing, said entrance port comprising a tube extending outwardly from said housing; and said disposal cask comprising: a main body having a cavity therein sized to receive at least one disposal spool; an access door in said main body that permits access to said cavity when said access door is in an open position; and a plurality of wheels operatively coupled to said main body.